Death and the Dervish (film)

Death and the Dervish (Serbo-Croatian: Derviš i smrt, Serbian Cyrillic: Дервиш и смрт) 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 byZdravko Velimirović
Written byZdravko Velimirović
Borislav Mihajlović Mihiz
Meša Selimović (Novel)
Produced byMilenko Stanković
StarringVoja Mirić
Bata Živojinović
Boris Dvornik
Olivera Katarina
Špela Rozin
Faruk Begolli
Branko Pleša
Abdurrahman Shala
Pavle Vujisić
Veljko Mandić
CinematographyNenad Jovičić
Edited byIva Kosi
Music byZoran Hristić
Production
companies
Centar FRZ
Avala film Beograd
Bosna film Sarajevo
Filmski studio Titograd
Zeta film Budva
Kosova film Priština
Release date
  • 1974 (1974)
Running time
108 minutes
CountryYugoslavia
LanguageSerbo-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]

Plot

The elder of the Islamic order of dervishes is deeply shaken by the arrest and execution of his innocent brother. In retaliation, the dervish manages to overthrow the ruling individuals, hoping to establish justice himself. The old administration, in which only personalities changed but not the spirit of governance, will shatter his illusions and crush his humanity.

Cast

Legacy

The Yugoslav Film Archive, in accordance with its authorities under the Law on Cultural Heritage, declared one hundred Serbian feature films (1911-1999) as cultural heritage of great importance on December 28, 2016. Death and the Dervish is also included in this list.[3]

See also

References
  1. "21. Festival igranog filma u Puli" (in Croatian). Pula Film Festival. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
  2. Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
  3. "Сто српских играних филмова (1911-1999) проглашених за културно добро од великог значаја". www.kinoteka.org.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 2023-09-10.
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