The Dervish and Death

07/11/1974

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1hr 45min

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Drama

STORY

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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Voja Mirić
  • Velimir Živojinović
  • Boris Dvornik
  • Olivera Katarina
  • Špela Rozin

    Directors

  • Zdravko Velimirović
  • Miljenko Dereta

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Avala Film
  • Bosna Film
  • Centar film

    Production Countries

  • Yugoslavia

LANGUAGES

  • Serbo-Croatian