Drama based on a play by Friedrich Wolf. Hete is pregnant, hoping to have soon a family with her fiancé Paul. When the factory, where she and Paul work, sacks all striking workers, she tries to find a legal way for abortion. But there is only the illegal option - the eponymous cyanide.
| Directing | Hans Tintner | Director |
| Writing | Friedrich Wolf | Theatre Play |
| Writing | Hans Tintner | Screenplay |
| Camera | Günther Krampf | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Willy Schmidt-Gentner | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Franz Schroedter | Art Direction |
