Cyanide (1930 film)

Cyanide
Cyanide
	Theatrical film poster
German	Cyankali
Directed by	Hans Tintner
Written by	Friedrich Wolf (play); Hans Tintner;
Produced by	Helmut Schreiber
Starring	Grete Mosheim; Nico Turoff; Claus Clausen; Margarete Kupfer;
Cinematography	Günther Krampf
Music by	Willy Schmidt-Gentner
Productioncompany	Atlantis Film
Distributed by	Deutsche Fox
Release date	23 May 1930 (1930-05-23);
Running time	91 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

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. Originally made as a silent film, it had some dialogue and sound effects added to the soundtrack. It was distributed by the German branch of the Hollywood studio Fox Film. It premiered on 23 May 1930 on the same day as Westfront 1918.^[1]

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↑Grange, William (2008). Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. p. 337. ISBN 978-0810859678. LCCN 2008008116.