The False Step

The False Step or The Step off the Path (German: Der Schritt vom Wege) is a 1939 German historical drama film directed by Gustaf Gründgens and starring Marianne Hoppe, Karl Ludwig Diehl and Paul Hartmann.^[1] It is an adaptation of Theodor Fontane's 1896 novel Effi Briest.

The False Step
German film poster
German	Der Schritt vom Wege
Directed by	Gustaf Gründgens
Written by	Georg C. Klaren Eckart von Naso
Based on	Effi Briest by Theodor Fontane
Produced by	Gustaf Gründgens Eduard Kubat
Starring	Marianne Hoppe Karl Ludwig Diehl Paul Hartmann Max Gülstorff
Cinematography	Ewald Daub
Edited by	Johanna Schmidt
Music by	Mark Lothar
Production company	Terra Film
Distributed by	Terra Film
Release date	9 February 1939 (1939-02-09)
Running time	101 minutes
Country	Nazi Germany
Language	German

Cast

• Marianne Hoppe as Effi Briest
• Karl Ludwig Diehl as Baron von Instetten
• Paul Hartmann as Major a.D. von Crampas
• Max Gülstorff as Dr. Alonzo Gieshübler
• Paul Bildt as Herr von Briest
• Käthe Haack as Luise von Briest
• Hans Leibelt as Ministerialrat Wüllersdorf
• Elisabeth Flickenschildt as Marietta Tripelli
• Gisela von Collande as Afra
• Renée Stobrawa as Roswitha
• Erich Dunskus as Kruse
• Flora Berthold as Hulda
• Ursula Voß as Herta
• Ursula Friese as Berta
• Margarete Schön as Frau von Padden
• Jac Diehl as guest at the festival
• Alfred Karen as guest at Tripellis Gesangsvortrag
• Alexander Kökert as Besucher beim Landrat
• Bert Schmidt-Moris as Page at the spa hotel
• Tina Schneider as Doddy Grützmacher
• Babsi Schultz-Reckewell as Annie Briest
• Maria Seidler as Frau Konsul Grützmacher