The Dervish and Death (1974)
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.
Director: Zdravko Velimirović
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Vojislav Mirić as Derviš Ahmed Nurudin |
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Velimir Živojinović as Muselim |
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Boris Dvornik as Hasan Dželevdžija |
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Olivera Katarina as Kadinica |
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Špela Rozin as Dubrovčanka |
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Faruk Begolli as Mula Jusuf |
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Branko Pleša as Kadija |
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Abdurrahman Shala as Tatarin |
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Pavle Vuisić as Muftija |
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Veljko Mandić as Karazaim |
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Rejhan Demirdžić as Šahista Malik |
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Safet Pašalić as |
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Ljuba Kovačević as Bjegunac |
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Ranko Gučevac as Muselimov sluga |
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Dragomir Felba as Hadži Sinanudin |
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Ivan Jonaš as Tamničar |
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Aleksandar Berček as Mladić |
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Janez Vrhovec as Dubrovčanin |
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Ulfeta Mataradžić as |
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Rastislav Jović as Uhoda |
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Petar Spajić 'Suljo' as Dizdar |
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Dragan Vojnović as |
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Vojkan Pavlović as |
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Minja Vojvodić as Stražar II |
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Bogdan Jakuš as Stražar I |
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Usnija Redžepova as Pevačica |
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Andrej Gardenin as (uncredited) |
| Directing | Zdravko Velimirović | Director |
| Writing | Borislav Mihajlović 'Mihiz' | Novel |
| Writing | Zdravko Velimirović | Writer |
| Writing | Meša Selimović | Novel |
| Production | Đorđe Milojević | Production Manager |
| Sound | Zoran Hristić | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Nenad Jovičić | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Iva Kosi | Editor |
| Art | Vlastimir Gavrik | Production Design |
| Art | Slobodan Mijačević | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ljiljana Dragović | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marija Kordić | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Šukrija Šarkić | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Miljenko Dereta | Assistant Director Trainee |
| Directing | Vefik Hadžismajlović | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Đorđe Vujović | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Ljubomir Petek | Sound |
| Crew | Petar Živković | Pyrotechnician |
| Crew | Slavoljub Plavšić 'Zvonce' | Stunts |
| Camera | Dragan Resner | Still Photographer |