The Standard (1977)
2h
Running Time
November 25, 1977Release Date
Plot.
During the final days of the First World War, Officer Menis does his duty in defending the battle flag of the defeated Austro-Hungarian empire, while his fellow troops, a motley gang recruited from several different countries not loyal to the royal family, simply try to survive by any means possible.
Where to Watch.
Subs
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Streaming in:🇪🇸 Spain
Cast & Crew.
Simon Ward
Officer Menis
Siegfried Rauch
Graf Bottenlauben
Viktor Staal
Anton
Verónica Forqué
Louise Lang
Gerd Böckmann
Anschütz
Robert Hoffmann
Koch
Wolfgang Preiss
Oberst
Maria Perschy
Mordax
Media.
Details.
Release DateNovember 25, 1977
Original NameDie Standarte
StatusReleased
Running Time2h
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
world war i
Wiki.
The Standard (German: Die Standarte) is a 1977 war drama film directed by Ottokar Runze and starring Simon Ward, Siegfried Rauch and Peter Cushing. It was made as a co-production between Austria, Spain and West Germany. The film is based on the 1934 novel The Standard by Alexander Lernet-Holenia, previously turned into a 1935 film My Life for Maria Isabella in Nazi Germany. It premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.
The film's sets were designed by the art director Peter Scharff. Location shooting took place in Vienna and Toledo province in Spain.
Another English-language title of this film is Battle Flag.