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The Dervish and Death
The Dervish and Death

The Dervish and Death

Genres

Drama

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Runtime

105 mins

Rating

5.9/10

Release Date

11 July 1974

Country

Yugoslavia

Cast

Voja Mirić

Voja 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

Rejhan Demirdžić

Šahista Malik

Safet Pašalić

Safet Pašalić

Ljuba Kovačević

Ljuba Kovačević

Bjegunac

Ranko Gučevac

Ranko Gučevac

Muselimov sluga

Dragomir Felba

Dragomir Felba

Hadži Sinanudin

Ivan Jonaš

Ivan Jonaš

Tamničar

Aleksandar Berček

Aleksandar Berček

Mladić

Janez Vrhovec

Janez Vrhovec

Dubrovčanin

Ulfeta Mataradžić

Ulfeta Mataradžić

Rastislav Jović

Rastislav Jović

Uhoda

Petar Spajić 'Suljo'

Petar Spajić 'Suljo'

Dizdar

Dragan Vojnović

Dragan Vojnović

Vojkan Pavlović

Vojkan Pavlović

Minja Vojvodić

Minja Vojvodić

Stražar II

Bogdan Jakuš

Bogdan Jakuš

Stražar I

Usnija Redžepova

Usnija Redžepova

Pevačica

Andrej Gardenin

Andrej Gardenin

(uncredited)

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