| 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 |
| Editing by | Iva Kosi |
| Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | Yugoslavia |
| Language | Serbo-Croatian |
The Dervish and Death (Serbo-Croatian: Derviš i smrt) is a 1974 Yugoslav film directed by Zdravko Velimirović based on a novel 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).[1]
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.