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.
You can now watch The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant online on the following streaming providers in the United States.
| Directing | Rainer Werner Fassbinder | Director |
| Writing | Rainer Werner Fassbinder | Screenplay |
| Camera | Michael Ballhaus | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Thea Eymèsz | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Margarethe Ullmann | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Peter Müller | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Peter Gauhe | Still Photographer |
| Directing | Harry Baer | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Harry Rausch | First Assistant Sound Editor |
| Camera | Klaus Jahnel | First Assistant Camera |
| Crew | El Hedi ben Salem | Set Production Assistant |
| Production | Karl Scheydt | Production Manager |
| Crew | Andreas Schimek | Set Production Assistant |
| Art | Kurt Raab | Production Design |
| Production | Michael Fengler | Producer |
| Production | Rainer Werner Fassbinder | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maja Lemcke | Costume Design |
| Sound | Gunther Kortwich | Sound Designer |
| Lighting | Ekkehard Heinrich | Gaffer |
| Directing | An Dorthe Braker | Script Supervisor |
| Directing | Kurt Raab | Assistant Director |
