The Standard (film)

The Standard
The Standard
Directed by	Ottokar Runze
Written by	Herbert Asmodi [de]
Based on	The Standard ; by Alexander Lernet-Holenia
Produced by	Otto Boris Dworak; Ottokar Runze;
Starring	Simon Ward; Siegfried Rauch; Peter Cushing;
Cinematography	Michael Epp
Edited by	Tamara Epp
Music by	Hans-Martin Majewski
Production; companies	Neue Thalia-Film; Norddeutsche Filmproduktion; Ottokar Runze Filmproduktion; Producciones Cinematográficas Orfeo;
Distributed by	Gunther Wessel Filmverleih
Release date	18 May 1977;
Running time	120 minutes
Countries	Austria; Spain; West Germany;
Languages	German; English;

The Standard (German: Die Standarte) is a 1977 war drama film directed by Ottokar Runze and starring Simon Ward, Siegfried Rauch and Peter Cushing.^[1] 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.

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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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