The Dervish and Death

The Dervish and Death

105 mins | Drama | July 11, 1974

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.

The Dervish and Death

105 mins | Drama | July 11, 1974

The Dervish and Death
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.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers Avala Film, Bosna Film, Centar film
Original title Derviš i smrt
Directors Zdravko Velimirović
Writers Meša Selimović, Borislav Mihajlović-Mihiz, Zdravko Velimirović

Cast

Voja Mirić

as Derviš Ahmed Nurudin

Bata Živojinović

as Muselim

Boris Dvornik

as Hasan Dželevdžija

Olivera Katarina

as Kadinica

Špela Rozin

as Dubrovčanka

Faruk Begolli

as Mula Jusuf

Branko Pleša

as Kadija

Abdurrahman Shala

as Tatarin

Pavle Vuisić

as Muftija

Veljko Mandić

as Karazaim

Rejhan Demirdžić

as Šahista Malik

Ljuba Kovačević

as Bjegunac

Ranko Gučevac

as Muselimov sluga

Dragomir Felba

as Hadži Sinanudin

Ivan Jonaš

as Tamničar

Aleksandar Berček

as Mladić

Janez Vrhovec

as Dubrovčanin

Rastislav Jović

as Uhoda

Minja Vojvodić

as Stražar II

Bogdan Jakuš

as Stražar I

Usnija Redžepova

as Pevačica

Andrej Gardenin

as (uncredited)