The Standard (novel)
Appearance
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Author | Alexander Lernet-Holenia |
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Sprache | German |
Genre | War drama |
Publication date | 1934 |
Publication place | Österreich |
Media type |
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. They are taken back to Vienna and ceremonially burnt.
Adaptations
[edit]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.[2]
References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
- Noack, Frank. Veit Harlan: The Life and Work of a Nazi Filmmaker. University Press of Kentucky, 2016.