The Dervish and Death

The Dervish and Death

1974•1h 45m•5.9/10

Drama

Ratings

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5.9/10(4)

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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Production

Avala Film, Bosna Film, Centar film

Language

SH

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Vojislav Mirić

Vojislav Mirić

Derviš Ahmed Nurudin

Velimir Živojinović

Velimir Živojinović

Muselim

Boris Dvornik

Boris Dvornik

Hasan Dželevdžija

Olivera Katarina

Olivera Katarina

Kadinica

Špela Rozin

Špela Rozin

Dubrovčanka

Faruk Begolli

Faruk Begolli

Mula Jusuf

Branko Pleša

Branko Pleša

Kadija

Abdurrahman Shala

Abdurrahman Shala

Tatarin

Pavle Vuisić

Pavle Vuisić

Muftija

Veljko Mandić

Veljko Mandić

Karazaim

Rejhan Demirdžić

Šahista Malik

Safet Pašalić

Ljuba Kovačević

Bjegunac

Ranko Gučevac

Ranko Gučevac

Muselimov sluga

Dragomir Felba

Dragomir Felba

Hadži Sinanudin

Ivan Jonaš

Tamničar

Aleksandar Berček

Aleksandar Berček

Mladić

Janez Vrhovec

Janez Vrhovec

Dubrovčanin

Ulfeta Mataradžić

Rastislav Jović

Rastislav Jović

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