The Dervish and Death

Jul 11, 1974

1h 45m

★ 6.3

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Avala Film

Bosna Film

Centar film

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Cast

Derviš Ahmed Nurudin

Vojislav Mirić

Muselim

Velimir Živojinović

Hasan Dželevdžija

Boris Dvornik

Kadinica

Olivera Katarina

Dubrovčanka

Špela Rozin

Mula Jusuf

Faruk Begolli

Kadija

Branko Pleša

Tatarin

Abdurrahman Shala

Muftija

Pavle Vuisić

Karazaim

Veljko Mandić

Šahista Malik

Rejhan Demirdžić

Safet Pašalić

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