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The Dervish and Death (Serbo-Croatian: ''Derviš i smrt'') is a 1974 Yugoslav film directed by Zdravko Velimirović based on the novel of the same name by Meša Selimović.
The film won Silver Arena (as second best film) and four Golden Arena awards at the 1974 Pula Film Festival, the Yugoslav national film awards festival, including Best Director (Zdravko Velimirović), Best Supporting Actor (Abdurrahman Shala), Best Cinematography (Nenad Jovičić) and Best Production Design (Vlastimir Gavrik).
It was also Yugoslavia's submission to the 47th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Original Release
07/11/1974
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Vojislav Miric | Derviš Ahmed Nurudin / Dervis Ahmed Nurudin |
| Velimir 'Bata' Živojinovic | Muselim |
| Boris Dvornik | Hasan Dželevdžija / Hasan Dzelebdzija |
| Olivera Katarina | Kadinica |
| Špela Rozin | Dubrovcanka / Dubrovčanka |
| Faruk Begolli | Mula Jusuf |
| Branko Pleša | Kadija |
| Abdurrahman Shala | Tatarin |
| Pavle Vuisic | Muftija |
| Veljko Mandic | Karazaim / Kara Zaim |
Directors
Writers
Zdravko Velimirović, Mesa Selimovic, Borislav Mihajlović-Mihiz
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Vojislav Miric | Derviš Ahmed Nurudin / Dervis Ahmed Nurudin |
| Velimir 'Bata' Živojinovic | Muselim |
| Boris Dvornik | Hasan Dželevdžija / Hasan Dzelebdzija |
| Olivera Katarina | Kadinica |
| Špela Rozin | Dubrovcanka / Dubrovčanka |
| Faruk Begolli | Mula Jusuf |
| Branko Pleša | Kadija |
| Abdurrahman Shala | Tatarin |
| Pavle Vuisic | Muftija |
| Veljko Mandic | Karazaim / Kara Zaim |
| Rejhan Demirdzic | Sahista Malik / Šahista Malik |
| Safet Pasalic | |
| Ljuba Kovacevic | Bjegunac |
| Ranko Gucevac | Muselimov sluga |
| Dragomir Felba | Hadži Sinanudin / Hadzi Sinanudin |
| Ivan Jonaš | Tamnicar / Tamničar |
| Aleksandar Bercek | Mladic / Mladić |
| Janez Vrhovec | Dubrovcanin / Dubrovčanin |
| Ulfeta Mataradzic | |
| Rastislav Jović | Uhoda |
