The Dervish and Death (1974)
1h 45m
Running Time
July 11, 1974Release Date
The Dervish and Death (1974)
1h 45m
Running Time
July 11, 1974Release Date
Plot.
Ahmet Nurudin is a dervish and head of the Islamic monastery of the Mevlevi order in Sarajevo. He is a personification of morale and dogmatic belief, everything that Muslim religion of the Ottoman rule rests on. Throughout his life, the atmosphere of the city, the relations with the judge and the mechanism of government, the image of Ottoman Empire at the beginning of the nineteenth century is being revealed. Based on a highly praised novel by Meša Selimović.
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Cast & Crew.
Voja Mirić
Dervis Ahmed Nurudin
Velimir Živojinović
Muselim
Boris Dvornik
Hasan Dzelebdzija
Olivera Katarina
Kadinica
Špela Rozin
Dubrovčanka
Zdravko Velimirović
Director
Faruk Begolli
Mula Jusuf
Branko Pleša
Kadija
Meša Selimović
Writer
Abdurrahman Shala
Tatarin
Borislav Mihajlović 'Mihiz'
Writer
Pavle Vuisić
Muftija
Zoran Hristić
Composer
Veljko Mandić
Karazaim
Nenad Jovičić
Cinematographer
Rejhan Demirdžić
Šahista Malik
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Death and the Dervish (Serbo-Croatian: Derviš i smrt, Serbian Cyrillic: Дервиш и смрт) is a 1974 Yugoslav film directed by Zdravko Velimirović based on the novel of the same name by Meša Selimović.
The film won Silver Arena (as second best film) and four Golden Arena awards at the 1974 Pula Film Festival, the Yugoslav national film awards festival, including Best Director (Zdravko Velimirović), Best Supporting Actor (Abdurrahman Shala), Best Cinematography (Nenad Jovičić) and Best Production Design (Vlastimir Gavrik).It was Yugoslavia's submission to the 47th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.