
Overview
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.
Fun facts
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Setting
Set in Vienna
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Music
Music by Hans-Martin Majewski
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Michael Epp
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Alexander Lernet-HoleniaNovel
- Herbert AsmodiScreenplay
- Original title
- Die Standarte
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- November 25, 1977
- Original language
- German
- Countries
- Spain, Germany, Austria





































