The Standard

The Standard

120 mins | Action, Romance, War | Nov. 25, 1977

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.

The Standard

120 mins | Action, Romance, War | Nov. 25, 1977

The Standard
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.
Producers
Original title Die Standarte
Directors Ottokar Runze
Writers

Cast

Simon Ward

as Fähnrich Herbert Menis

Siegfried Rauch

as Botenlauben

Gerd Böckmann

as Anschütz

Robert Hoffmann

as Koch Klein

Jon Finch

as Charbinsky

Peter Cushing

as Baron Hackenberg

Lil Dagover

as Erzherzogin

Wolfgang Preiss

as Oberst

Maria Perschy

as Mordax

Rudolf Prack

as kaiserlicher Hofdiener

Viktor Staal

as Anton

Verónica Forqué

as Louise Lang

Erik Frey

as Oberstleutnant

Hans Thimig

as Hofbeamter