The Standard
1977, German. Directed by Ottokar Runze.
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.
- Runtime
- 2h 0m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Ottokar RunzeDirector
- Simon WardFähnrich Herbert Menis
- Siegfried RauchBotenlauben
- Gerd BöckmannAnschütz
- Robert HoffmannKoch Klein
- Jon FinchCharbinsky
- Peter CushingBaron Hackenberg
- Lil DagoverErzherzogin
- Wolfgang PreissOberst
- Maria PerschyMordax
- Rudolf Prackkaiserlicher Hofdiener
- Friedrich von LedeburGeneral
- Viktor StaalAnton
Details
- Released
- 25 November 1977
- Original title
- Die Standarte
- Country
- Spain, Germany, Austria
- Written by
- Herbert Asmodi
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The Standard runs 120 minutes (2h 0m).
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The Standard isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 25 November 1977. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Standard?
The Standard (1977) was directed by Ottokar Runze and stars Simon Ward, Siegfried Rauch, Gerd Böckmann.