The Dervish and Death
1974, Serbo-Croatian. Directed by Zdravko Velimirović.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Serbo-Croatian
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Cast & crew
- Zdravko VelimirovićDirector
- Vojislav MirićDerviš Ahmed Nurudin
- Velimir 'Bata' ŽivojinovićMuselim
- Boris DvornikHasan Dželevdžija
- Olivera KatarinaKadinica
- Špela RozinDubrovčanka
- Faruk BegolliMula Jusuf
- Branko PlešaKadija
- Abdurrahman ShalaTatarin
- Pavle VuisićMuftija
- Veljko MandićKarazaim
- Rejhan DemirdžićŠahista Malik
- Safet PašalićCast
Details
- Released
- 11 July 1974
- Original title
- Derviš i smrt
- Country
- Yugoslavia
- Written by
- Zdravko Velimirović
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The Dervish and Death runs 105 minutes (1h 45m).
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The Dervish and Death isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 11 July 1974. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Dervish and Death?
The Dervish and Death (1974) was directed by Zdravko Velimirović and stars Vojislav Mirić, Velimir 'Bata' Živojinović, Boris Dvornik.