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
Derviš Ahmed Nurudin

Velimir Živojinović
Muselim

Boris Dvornik
Hasan Dželevdžija

Olivera Katarina
Kadinica

Špela Rozin
Dubrovčanka

Faruk Begolli
Mula Jusuf

Branko Pleša
Kadija

Abdurrahman Shala
Tatarin

Pavle Vuisić
Muftija

Veljko Mandić
Karazaim

Rejhan Demirdžić
Šahista Malik

Ljuba Kovačević
Bjegunac

Ranko Gučevac
Muselimov sluga

Dragomir Felba
Hadži Sinanudin

Ivan Jonaš
Tamničar

Aleksandar Berček
Mladić

Janez Vrhovec
Dubrovčanin

Rastislav Jović
Uhoda

Petar Spajić 'Suljo'
Dizdar

Minja Vojvodić
Stražar II

Bogdan Jakuš
Stražar I

Usnija Redžepova
Pevačica

Andrej Gardenin
(uncredited)

Meša Selimović
Novel

Borislav Mihajlović 'Mihiz'
Novel

Zdravko Velimirović
Director / Writer

Đorđe Milojević
Production Manager

Zoran Hristić
Original Music Composer

Nenad Jovičić
Director of Photography

Iva Kosi
Editor

Vlastimir Gavrik
Production Design

Slobodan Mijačević
Art Direction

Ljiljana Dragović
Costume Design

Marija Kordić
Makeup Artist

Šukrija Šarkić
Makeup Artist

Miljenko Dereta
Assistant Director Trainee

Vefik Hadžismajlović
Assistant Director

Đorđe Vujović
Assistant Director

Ljubomir Petek
Sound

Petar Živković
Pyrotechnician

Slavoljub Plavšić 'Zvonce'
Stunts

Dragan Resner
Still Photographer

Vojkan Pavlović

Dragan Vojnović

Ulfeta Mataradžić

Safet Pašalić
Media.





Details.
Release DateJuly 11, 1974
Original NameDerviš i smrt
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 45m
Genres
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Wiki.
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 the Silver Arena (second best film) and four Golden Arena awards at the 1974 Pula Film Festival, the Yugoslav national film awards festival.
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.
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