The Dervish and Death (1974)

The Dervish and Death (1974)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1974-07-11 Yugoslavia 105 Min. PG-13
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Drama

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.

Cast

Voja Mirić is Derviš Ahmed Nurudin
Derviš Ahmed Nurudin
Boris Dvornik is Hasan Dželevdžija
Hasan Dželevdžija
Olivera Katarina is Kadinica
Kadinica
Špela Rozin is Dubrovčanka
Dubrovčanka
Faruk Begolli is Mula Jusuf
Mula Jusuf
Branko Pleša is Kadija
Kadija
Pavle Vuisić is Muftija
Muftija
Veljko Mandić is Karazaim
Karazaim
Rejhan Demirdžić is Šahista Malik
Šahista Malik
Ranko Gučevac is Muselimov sluga
Muselimov sluga
Dragomir Felba is Hadži Sinanudin
Hadži Sinanudin
Ivan Jonaš is Tamničar
Tamničar
Janez Vrhovec is Dubrovčanin
Dubrovčanin
Minja Vojvodić is Stražar II
Stražar II
Bogdan Jakuš is Stražar I
Stražar I
Usnija Redžepova is Pevačica
Pevačica
Andrej Gardenin is (uncredited)
(uncredited)