Der Schritt vom Wege
1939, German. Directed by Gustaf Gründgens.
Theodor Fontane's novel about a young girl who as a teenager marries a stiff bureaucrat, has a love affair out of boredom and loneliness and has to suffer the consequences years later should be well known.
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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Cast & crew
- Gustaf GründgensDirector
- Marianne HoppeEffi Briest
- Karl Ludwig DiehlBaron von Instetten
- Paul HartmannMajor a.D. von Crampas
- Max GülstorffDr. Alonzo Gieshübler
- Paul BildtHerr von Briest
- Käthe HaackLuise von Briest
- Elisabeth FlickenschildtMarietta Tripelli
- Hans LeibeltMinisterialrat Wüllersdorf
- Gisela von CollandeAfra
- Renée StobrawaRoswitha
- Erich DunskusKruse
- Flora BertholdHulda
Details
- Released
- 9 February 1939
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Georg C. Klaren, Eckart von Naso
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What Der Schritt vom Wege is based on
Der Schritt vom Wege is based on Effi Briest (1894) by Theodor Fontane, published by Penguin Classics.
1894
Effi Briest
By Theodor Fontane
Published by Penguin Classics
Source details from Wikidata and TMDB.
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Der Schritt vom Wege runs 100 minutes (1h 40m).
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Der Schritt vom Wege isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 9 February 1939. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like Der Schritt vom Wege?
If you liked Der Schritt vom Wege, try Tigertail, The Young One, Eleanor the Great.
Who directed Der Schritt vom Wege?
Der Schritt vom Wege (1939) was directed by Gustaf Gründgens and stars Marianne Hoppe, Karl Ludwig Diehl, Paul Hartmann.
What is Der Schritt vom Wege based on?
Der Schritt vom Wege is based on Effi Briest (1894) by Theodor Fontane, published by Penguin Classics.