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The Standard(Movie, 1977)

Original title: "Die Standarte" (German/DE)
FSK: 12+ years
| 2h | Genres: War, Action, Romance / Love
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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. ()
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About 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.

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Additional Information

Production countries: Austria, Germany, Spain
Plays in: Vienna
Original language: German (DE)
Spoken languages: German (DE)
Translated into 4 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 11/25/1977

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Other movies with this title: The Standard (2006), The Standard (US, 2020)

WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:66675, Added: 03/14/2018, Last updated: 03/15/2024