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Die Standarte

Die Standarte

1977Movie⏱️ 2h 0m
ActionRomanceWar
6
IMDB Rating
93 votes

The setting is Belgrade, Oct 1918, the closing days of World War 1, and the disintegration of the Austro-Hungarian empire.

Director
Ottokar Runze
Writers
Alexander Lernet-Holenia, Herbert Asmodi
Stars
Simon Ward, Siegfried Rauch, Viktor Staal
Release Date
June 1, 1978
Language
German
Country
West Germany, Austria, Spain
💬 2
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Simon Ward
Simon Ward
as Officer Menis
Siegfried Rauch
Siegfried Rauch
as Graf Bottenlauben
Viktor Staal
Viktor Staal
as Anton
Verónica Forqué
Verónica Forqué
as Louise Lang
Gerd Böckmann
Gerd Böckmann
as Anschütz
Robert Hoffmann
Robert Hoffmann
as Koch
Wolfgang Preiss
Wolfgang Preiss
as Oberst
Peter Cushing
Peter Cushing
as Baron von Hackenberg
Jon Finch
Jon Finch
as Major Charbinsky
Lil Dagover
Lil Dagover
as Erzherzogin

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.66 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Filming Location
Oropesa, Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Production
Neue Thalia-Film, Norddeutsche Filmproduktion, Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR)

🏷️ Keywords

britonhorseback ridingtrain station20th century1910s

🎯 Categories

GermanActionRomanceWar

⭐ Featured Review

An obscure, unknown German/Spanish/British co-production set in the WWI during the disintegration of the Austria-Hungary empire
by ma-cortes2023-09-08
5/10

"Based on known novel and being shot on historical location, the setting is Belgrade, Oct 1918, the closing days of World War 1, and the disintegration of the Austro-Hungarian empire. The Imperial economy collapsed into severe hardship and even starvation, its multi-ethnic army lost its morale and was increasingly hard-pressed to hold its line. Toward the end of 1918, soldiers in the Austrian army were well aware that things were not going well and economic situation had deteriorated. And the governments had failed badly on the homefront. In this story, an army cadet arrives to serve in Belgrad..."

💡 Did You Know?

Never issued in the US, with limited availability in Europe, more accessible in the DVD age.

📖 Synopsis

The setting is Belgrade, Oct 1918, the closing days of World War 1, and the disintegration of the Austro-Hungarian empire.