A thoughtful drama that grows even more powerful in retrospect, The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant sensitively depicts a woman's tortured search for connection.
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The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant

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Movie Info
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Director -
Rainer Werner Fassbinder -
Screenwriter -
Rainer Werner Fassbinder -
Distributor -
New Yorker Films -
Production Co -
Tango Film , Filmverlag der Autoren -
Genre -
Drama -
Original Language -
German -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Jun 25, 1972, Original -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Feb 28, 2017 -
Runtime -
2h 4m -
Sound Mix -
Mono