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Sex is the ultimate weapon.

The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant

7.4 / 10 7.4 1972 2h 4m

DramaRomance

Petra von Kant is a successful fashion designer -- arrogant, caustic, and self-satisfied. She mistreats Marlene (her secretary, maid, and co-designer). Enter Karin, a 23-year-old beauty who wants to be a model. Petra falls in love with Karin and invites her to move in.

Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder

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CAST

The people behind the story

Margit Carstensen

Margit CarstensenPetra von Kant

Hanna Schygulla

Hanna SchygullaKarin Thimm

Katrin Schaake

Katrin SchaakeSidonie von Grasenabb

Eva Mattes

Eva MattesGabriele von Kant

Gisela Fackeldey

Gisela FackeldeyValerie von Kant

Irm Hermann

Irm HermannMarlene