Death and the Dervish (film)
The Dervish and Death (Serbo-Croatian: Дервиш и смрт/Derviš i smrt) is a 1974 Yugoslav film directed by Zdravko Velimirović based on the novel of the same name by Meša Selimović.
| The Dervish and Death | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Zdravko Velimirović |
| Written by | Zdravko Velimirović Borislav Mihajlović Mihiz Meša Selimović (Novel) |
| Starring | Voja Mirić Bata Živojinović Boris Dvornik Olivera Katarina Špela Rozin Faruk Begolli Branko Pleša Abdurrahman Shala Pavle Vujisić Veljko Mandić |
| Music by | Zoran Hristić |
| Cinematography | Nenad Jovičić |
| Edited by | Iva Kosi |
Release date |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | Yugoslavia |
| Language | Serbo-Croatian |
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).[1]
It was Yugoslavia's submission to the 47th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.[2]
Cast
- Voja Mirić as Ahmed Nurudin (the Dervish)
- Boris Dvornik as Hasan, his friend
- Bata Živojinović as Muselim
- Faruk Begolli as Mula Jusuf
- Veljko Mandic as Kara Zaim
- Olivera Katarina as Kadinica
- Dragomir Felba as Hadzi Sinanudin
- Pavle Vujisić as Mufti
See also
- Cinema of Yugoslavia
- List of submissions to the 47th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Yugoslav submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
- "21. Festival igranog filma u Puli" (in Croatian). Pula Film Festival. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
- Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
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