Death and the Dervish (film)

(Redirected from The Dervish and Death)

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.[2]

Death and the Dervish
Directed byZdravko Velimirović
Written byZdravko Velimirović
Borislav Mihajlović Mihiz
Meša Selimović (novel)
Produced byMilan Cvetković
Čedomir Ljubiša
Đorđe Milojević[1]
StarringVoja Mirić
Bata Živojinović
Boris Dvornik
Olivera Katarina
Abdurrahman Shala
CinematographyNenad Jovičić
Edited byIva Kosi
Music byZoran Hristić
Production
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Release date
  • 12 July 1974 (1974-07-12)
Running time
108 minutes
CountryYugoslavia
LanguageSerbo-Croatian

The film won the Silver Arena (second best film) and four Golden Arena awards at the 1974 Pula Film Festival, the Yugoslav national film awards festival.[3]

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.[4]

Plot

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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

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Awards

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1974 Pula Film Festival

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Legacy

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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.[6]

The restored version of the film premiered on February 3, 2024 as part of the A1 Kinoteka project.[7][8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Derviš i smrt". Centar Film. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
  2. ^ Vulićević, Marina. "Pola veka filma "Derviš i smrt"". Politika Online. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
  3. ^ "21. Festival igranog filma u Puli" (in Croatian). Pula Film Festival. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
  4. ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
  5. ^ The Dervish and Death (1974) - Awards - IMDb.
  6. ^ "Сто српских играних филмова (1911-1999) проглашених за културно добро од великог значаја". www.kinoteka.org.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  7. ^ "Kinoteka počinje godinu premijerom digitalno restaurisanog filma "Derviš i smrt" - Kultura - Dnevni list Danas". 2024-02-01. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
  8. ^ Đ, V. (2024-02-29). "Obeležen jubilej 50 godina od filma "Derviš i smrt" danas na 52. FEST-u". Telegraf.rs. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
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