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Cyanide (1930 film)

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Cyanide
Directed byHans Tintner
Written by
Produced byHelmut Schreiber
Starring
CinematographyGünther Krampf
Music byWilly Schmidt-Gentner
Production
company
Atlantis Film
Distributed byDeutsche Fox
Release date
  • 23 May 1930 (1930-05-23)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

Cyanide (German: Cyankali) is a 1930 German drama film directed by Hans Tintner and starring Grete Mosheim, Nico Turoff and Claus Clausen. The film's art direction was by Franz Schroedter. The film is adapted from Friedrich Wolf's 1929 play of the same title, which addressed the issue of abortion. The film is part of the German tradition of Enlightenment films, popular during the Weimar Era. It premiered on 23 May 1930 on the same day as Westfront 1918.[1]

Cast

References

  1. ^ Grange p. 337

Bibliography

  • Grange, William (2008). Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-5967-8.