The Standard (novel)
The Standard (German: Die Standarte) is a 1934 novel by the Austrian writer Alexander Lernet-Holenia. 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. They are taken back to Vienna and ceremonially burnt. Adaptations. 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.