---
title: 'The False Step (1939)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Gustaf Gründgens'
released: '1939-02-09'
runtime_minutes: 100
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-false-step-1939'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0164871/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The False Step (1939)

1939 · 100 min · Drama, Romance · Germany

Original title: Der Schritt vom Wege

## Synopsis

The False Step or The Step off the Path is a 1939 German historical drama film directed by Gustaf Gründgens and starring Marianne Hoppe, Karl Ludwig Diehl and Paul Hartmann. It is an adaptation of Theodor Fontane's 1896 novel Effi Briest.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Gustaf Gründgens](https://cinepixo.com/people/gustaf-grundgens)
- **Screenplay:** [Eckart von Naso](https://cinepixo.com/people/eckart-von-naso), [Georg C. Klaren](https://cinepixo.com/people/georg-c-klaren)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Mark Lothar](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-lothar)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ewald Daub](https://cinepixo.com/people/ewald-daub)

## Cast

- [Erich Dunskus](https://cinepixo.com/people/erich-dunskus)
- [Margarete Schön](https://cinepixo.com/people/margarete-schon)
- [Renée Stobrawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/renee-stobrawa)
- [Elisabeth Flickenschildt](https://cinepixo.com/people/elisabeth-flickenschildt)
- [Karl Ludwig Diehl](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-ludwig-diehl) as Geert von Innstetten
- [Hans Leibelt](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-leibelt)
- [Käthe Haack](https://cinepixo.com/people/kathe-haack) as Luise von Briest
- [Marianne Hoppe](https://cinepixo.com/people/marianne-hoppe) as Effi Briest
- [Paul Hartmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-hartmann) as Major Crampas
- [Jac Diehl](https://cinepixo.com/people/jac-diehl)
- [Gisela von Collande](https://cinepixo.com/people/gisela-von-collande)
- [Paul Bildt](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-bildt)
- [Max Gülstorff](https://cinepixo.com/people/max-gulstorff)

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