Heavy cuts were imposed by the censors because of concerns the film's mutiny scenes were too attractively portrayed.
[2] Critics were not impressed by the casting of Viktor de Kowa, known for his light musical comedy roles, as the film's hero.
The film's sets were designed by the art directors Otto Erdmann and Hans Sohnle.
In Belgrade during the closing days of the First World War, the Austrian regiments are mostly composed of disgruntled minorities who mutiny rather than fight on.
A young officer attempts to save the regimental colours from falling into enemy hands, and safely takes them back to Vienna where they are symbolically burnt.