The Standard (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.
Director:
Ottokar Runze
Writer:
Herbert Asmodi
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Simon Ward as Fähnrich Herbert Menis |
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Siegfried Rauch as Botenlauben |
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Gerd Böckmann as Anschütz |
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Robert Hoffmann as Koch Klein |
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Jon Finch as Charbinsky |
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Peter Cushing as Baron Hackenberg |
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Lil Dagover as Erzherzogin |
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Wolfgang Preiss as Oberst |
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Maria Perschy as Mordax |
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Rudolf Prack as kaiserlicher Hofdiener |
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Friedrich von Ledebur as General |
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Viktor Staal as Anton |
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Verónica Forqué as Louise Lang |
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Erik Frey as Oberstleutnant |
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Hans Thimig as Hofbeamter |
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Kurt Sowinetz as Kaiserlischer Diener im Kaminzimmer |
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Albert Rueprecht as |
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David Robb as English Officer |
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Michael Janisch as Orbeliani |
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Sergio Alberti as Offizier |
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Manuel de Blas as Offizier |
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José Canalejas as Berittener Soldat |
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Henry Gregor as Wachsoldat |
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Baringo Jordán as Fähnrich |
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Luis Miguel Arranz as Bahnhofswärter |
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Hugo Blanco as Zollbeamter |
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Antonio Mayans as |
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Alexander Waechter as |
| Directing | Ottokar Runze | Director |
| Writing | Alexander Lernet-Holenia | Novel |
| Camera | Michael Epp | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Hans-Martin Majewski | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Herbert Asmodi | Screenplay |