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The Dervish and Death

1974 • 1h45m Drama

Rating

5.9/10

Popularity

2

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.

Details

Director

Zdravko Velimirović

Screenplay

Zdravko Velimirović

Cast

Voja Mirić

Velimir Živojinović

Boris Dvornik

Release date

7/11/1974

Status

Released

Origin country

YU

Vote count

4