The Standard (German: Die Standarte) is a 1934 novel by the Austrian writer Alexander Lernet-Holenia.

[1] Set during the closing days of the First World War an officer of the Austro-Hungarian Army attempts to save his regimental colours from capture.

In 1935 it was turned into a German film My Life for Maria Isabella directed by Erich Waschneck.

In 1977 it was remade as The Standard a co-production directed by Ottokar Runze and starring Simon Ward.

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