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{{Infobox Movie | {{Infobox Movie | ||
|name = The Battleflag <br /> Die Standarte | |name = ''The Battleflag'' <br /> ''Die Standarte'' | ||
|picture = Battleflag77.jpg | |picture = Battleflag77.jpg | ||
|caption = ''Movie Poster'' | |caption = ''Movie Poster'' | ||
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}} | }} | ||
'''''The Battleflag''''' (''Die Standarte'') is a 1977 Austrian-German-Spanish movie directed by Ottokar Runze. | '''''The Battleflag''''' (''Die Standarte'') is a 1977 Austrian-German-Spanish movie directed by Ottokar Runze. October, 1918: the end of the First World War is looming. The young sergeant Herbert Menis experiences his first love with the young lady-in-waiting Resa Lang and later watches as his ideals are broken into pieces: a whole regiment of Ruthenian, Polish, and Galician soldiers mutiny against their military superiors and thus rebel against the imperial family. Menis receives the regimental standard from the hand of a dying comrade, the symbol of the decaying Habsburg Empire. Tasked with the preservation of the standard, the ensign finds his task is more than just about life and death: it is about honor - both his and those of the fatherland. | ||
{{Film Title|The Battleflag}} | {{Film Title|The Battleflag}} | ||
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==Colt M1911== | ==Colt M1911== | ||
The [[Colt M1911]] is used by Austro-Hungarian officers including Herbert Menis ([[Simon Ward]]), standing for correct [[Steyr M1912]] pistols. | The [[Colt M1911]] is used by Austro-Hungarian officers including Herbert Menis ([[Simon Ward]]), standing in for correct [[Steyr M1912]] pistols. | ||
[[Image:COLTM1911 1913.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Original Colt M1911 (dated 1913) - .45 ACP.]] | [[Image:COLTM1911 1913.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Original Colt M1911 (dated 1913) - .45 ACP.]] | ||
[[File:Standarte_star1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Herbert Menis holds the pistol | [[File:Standarte_star1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Herbert Menis holds the pistol on the British officer.]] | ||
[[File:Standarte_star2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another view of the pistol.]] | [[File:Standarte_star2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another view of the pistol.]] | ||
[[File:Standarte_star3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Herbert threatens engine drivers.]] | [[File:Standarte_star3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Herbert threatens engine drivers.]] | ||
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[[File:Standarte_pistol2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another view.]] | [[File:Standarte_pistol2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another view.]] | ||
[[File:Standarte_pistol3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|He fires at his soldiers.]] | [[File:Standarte_pistol3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|He fires at his soldiers.]] | ||
[[File:Standarte_pistol4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|He holds the pistol | [[File:Standarte_pistol4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|He holds the pistol on the British officer.]] | ||
==Unknown Revolver== | ==Unknown Revolver== | ||
The British officer ([[David Robb]]) draws an unknown revolver that | The British officer ([[David Robb]]) draws an unknown revolver that appears to be a Spanish copy of a [[Colt]] or [[Smith & Wesson]] revolver. | ||
[[File:Trocaola Revolver.jpg|thumb|none|300px|For comparison: Trocaola Aranzabal Y Cia revolver - 8x27mm French M1892. An example of Spanish version of S&W revolver.]] | [[File:Trocaola Revolver.jpg|thumb|none|300px|For comparison: Trocaola Aranzabal Y Cia revolver - 8x27mm French M1892. An example of a Spanish version of a S&W revolver.]] | ||
[[File:Standarte_re1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The revolver in his hand.]] | [[File:Standarte_re1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The revolver in his hand.]] | ||
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[[File:Standarte_mauser93_3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Soldier takes aim.]] | [[File:Standarte_mauser93_3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Soldier takes aim.]] | ||
[[File:Standarte_mauser93_4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The régiment fire their Mausers.]] | [[File:Standarte_mauser93_4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The régiment fire their Mausers.]] | ||
[[File:Standarte_mauser93_5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A soldier holds his Mauser | [[File:Standarte_mauser93_5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A soldier holds his Mauser on his officer.]] | ||
[[File:Standarte_mauser93_6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Closer view on the barrel and muzzle.]] | [[File:Standarte_mauser93_6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Closer view on the barrel and muzzle.]] | ||
==Spanish Mauser 1895 carbine== | ===Spanish Mauser 1895 carbine=== | ||
The Carbine of the 1893 Spanish Mauser is also used standing in for Steyr Repertier-Stutzen M1895 carbines. British soldiers are also seen with this carbine standing for [[Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III*]]. | The Carbine version of the 1893 Spanish Mauser is also used, standing in for the Steyr Repertier-Stutzen M1895 carbines. British soldiers are also seen with this carbine, standing in for the [[Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III*]]. | ||
[[Image:Spanish_Mauser_1895_Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|400px|1895 Spanish Mauser Carbine - 7x57mm Mauser.]] | [[Image:Spanish_Mauser_1895_Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|400px|1895 Spanish Mauser Carbine - 7x57mm Mauser.]] | ||
[[File:Standarte_mausercar1.jpg|thumb|none|500px| | [[File:Standarte_mausercar1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Cavalrymen with slung carbines.]] | ||
[[File:Standarte_mausercar2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A soldier aims his carbine.]] | [[File:Standarte_mausercar2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A soldier aims his carbine.]] | ||
[[File:Standarte_mausercar3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|British soldiers enter | [[File:Standarte_mausercar3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|British soldiers enter their officer's quarters.]] | ||
==Spanish Mauser M43== | ==Spanish Mauser M43== | ||
Some anachronistic [[M43 Spanish Mauser]]s are also seen. | Some anachronistic [[M43 Spanish Mauser]]s are also seen, presumably standing in for various, more period-correct [[Mauser]] rifles. | ||
[[Image:Mauser m43.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Spanish Mauser M43 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | [[Image:Mauser m43.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Spanish Mauser M43 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
[[File:Standarte_mauser43_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The rifle seen over a soldier's back.]] | [[File:Standarte_mauser43_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The rifle seen over a soldier's back.]] | ||
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==Vickers Mk. I== | ==Vickers Mk. I== | ||
The régiment royal Allemand use British [[Vickers|Vickers Mk I]] machine guns standing for [[Schwarzlose Machine Gun Model 07/12]]. | The régiment royal Allemand use British [[Vickers|Vickers Mk I]] machine guns, standing in for the [[Schwarzlose Machine Gun Model 07/12]]. | ||
[[Image:Vickers gun.JPG|thumb|none|350px|Vickers gun with ribbed water jacket]] | [[Image:Vickers gun.JPG|thumb|none|350px|Vickers gun with ribbed water jacket - .303 British]] | ||
[[File:Standarte_vickers1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A soldier mans the Vickers.]] | [[File:Standarte_vickers1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A soldier mans the Vickers.]] | ||
[[File:Standarte_vickers2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Vickers being reload.]] | [[File:Standarte_vickers2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Vickers being reload.]] | ||
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The Battleflag (Die Standarte) is a 1977 Austrian-German-Spanish movie directed by Ottokar Runze. October, 1918: the end of the First World War is looming. The young sergeant Herbert Menis experiences his first love with the young lady-in-waiting Resa Lang and later watches as his ideals are broken into pieces: a whole regiment of Ruthenian, Polish, and Galician soldiers mutiny against their military superiors and thus rebel against the imperial family. Menis receives the regimental standard from the hand of a dying comrade, the symbol of the decaying Habsburg Empire. Tasked with the preservation of the standard, the ensign finds his task is more than just about life and death: it is about honor - both his and those of the fatherland.
The following weapons were used in the film The Battleflag:
Handguns
Colt M1911
The Colt M1911 is used by Austro-Hungarian officers including Herbert Menis (Simon Ward), standing in for correct Steyr M1912 pistols.
Savage 1907
Count Bottenlauben (Siegfried Rauch) uses a Savage 1907 pistol as his personal firearm.
Unknown Revolver
The British officer (David Robb) draws an unknown revolver that appears to be a Spanish copy of a Colt or Smith & Wesson revolver.
Rifles
Spanish Mauser 1893
Austro-Hungarian soldiers use 1893 Spanish Mauser rifles standing in for correct Steyr Mannlicher M1895 rifles.
Spanish Mauser 1895 carbine
The Carbine version of the 1893 Spanish Mauser is also used, standing in for the Steyr Repertier-Stutzen M1895 carbines. British soldiers are also seen with this carbine, standing in for the Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III*.
Spanish Mauser M43
Some anachronistic M43 Spanish Mausers are also seen, presumably standing in for various, more period-correct Mauser rifles.
Machine Guns
Vickers Mk. I
The régiment royal Allemand use British Vickers Mk I machine guns, standing in for the Schwarzlose Machine Gun Model 07/12.
Maxim MG 08
A Maxim MG 08 is also used by the regiment.
