---
title: 'The Standard (1977)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ottokar Runze'
released: '1977-11-25'
runtime_minutes: 120
genres:
  - 'Action'
  - 'Romance'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'Austria'
  - 'Spain'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-standard-1977'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074060/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Standard (1977)

1977 · 120 min · Action, Romance, History · Germany, Austria, Spain

Original title: Die Standarte

## Synopsis

The Standard is a 1977 war drama film directed by Ottokar Runze and starring Simon Ward, Siegfried Rauch and Peter Cushing. 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Ottokar Runze](https://cinepixo.com/people/ottokar-runze)
- **Screenplay:** [Herbert Asmodi](https://cinepixo.com/people/herbert-asmodi)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Hans-Martin Majewski](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-martin-majewski)
- **Director of Photography:** [Michael Epp](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-epp)

## Cast

- [Albert Rueprecht](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-rueprecht)
- [Maria Perschy](https://cinepixo.com/people/maria-perschy)
- [Hugo Blanco Galiasso](https://cinepixo.com/people/hugo-blanco-galiasso)
- [Friedrich von Ledebur](https://cinepixo.com/people/friedrich-von-ledebur)
- [Jon Finch](https://cinepixo.com/people/jon-finch)
- [Gerd Böckmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerd-bockmann)
- [Rudolf Prack](https://cinepixo.com/people/rudolf-prack)
- [Siegfried Rauch](https://cinepixo.com/people/siegfried-rauch)
- [Verónica Forqué](https://cinepixo.com/people/veronica-forque)
- [Hans Thimig](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-thimig)
- [Lil Dagover](https://cinepixo.com/people/lil-dagover)
- [Wolfgang Preiss](https://cinepixo.com/people/wolfgang-preiss)
- [Peter Cushing](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-cushing)
- [Simon Ward](https://cinepixo.com/people/simon-ward)
- [Werner Fuetterer](https://cinepixo.com/people/werner-fuetterer)

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