
The Dervish and Death
Drama
Overview
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.
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Vojislav Mirić
Vojislav Mirić
Derviš Ahmed Nurudin
Vojislav Mirić
Derviš Ahmed Nurudin


Velimir Živojinović
Velimir Živojinović
Muselim
Velimir Živojinović
Muselim


Boris Dvornik
Boris Dvornik
Hasan Dželevdžija
Boris Dvornik
Hasan Dželevdžija


Olivera Katarina
Olivera Katarina
Kadinica
Olivera Katarina
Kadinica


Špela Rozin
Špela Rozin
Dubrovčanka
Špela Rozin
Dubrovčanka


Faruk Begolli
Faruk Begolli
Mula Jusuf
Faruk Begolli
Mula Jusuf


Branko Pleša
Branko Pleša
Kadija
Branko Pleša
Kadija


Abdurrahman Shala
Abdurrahman Shala
Tatarin
Abdurrahman Shala
Tatarin


Pavle Vuisić
Pavle Vuisić
Muftija
Pavle Vuisić
Muftija


Veljko Mandić
Veljko Mandić
Karazaim
Veljko Mandić
Karazaim
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