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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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Cast
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Simon Ward
Fähnrich Herbert Menis
Known for
The Tudors
Around the World in 80 Days
Siegfried Rauch
Botenlauben
Known for
Le Mans
The Big Red One
Ottokar Runze
Alexander Lernet-Holenia
Otto Boris Dworak
Gerd Böckmann
Anschütz
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Herbert Asmodi
Known for
Young Törless
Robert Hoffmann
Koch Klein
Known for
Spasmo
The Old Gun
Jon Finch
Charbinsky
Known for
Frenzy
Macbeth
Peter Cushing
Baron Hackenberg
Known for
Star Wars
Dracula
Lil Dagover
Erzherzogin
Known for
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Destiny
Wolfgang Preiss
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Known for
The Train
The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse
Ottokar Runze Director · Herbert Asmodi Screenplay Alexander Lernet-Holenia Author
First release May 18, 1977 · Produced in Spain, Germany, Austria · Production Norddeutsche Filmproduktion, Norddeutscher Rundfunk
Production
Neue Thalia-Film
Production
Norddeutsche Filmproduktion
Production
Norddeutscher Rundfunk
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Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF)
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Ottokar Runze Filmproduktion
Production
Producciones Cinematográficas Orfeo
Production
Spain · Germany · Austria
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Languages
Original title
Die Standarte
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
France · May 18, 1977
Cannes Film Market
Germany · November 25, 1977
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Austria
December 8, 1978
Portugal
December 1, 1980 · Porto Cineclube do Norte
Spain
June 1, 1978
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