Death and the Dervish
Directed by	Zdravko Velimirović
Written by	Zdravko Velimirović Borislav Mihajlović Mihiz Meša Selimović (Novel)
Produced by	Milenko Stanković
Starring	Voja Mirić Bata Živojinović Boris Dvornik Olivera Katarina Špela Rozin Faruk Begolli Branko Pleša Abdurrahman Shala Pavle Vujisić Veljko Mandić
Cinematography	Nenad Jovičić
Edited by	Iva Kosi
Music by	Zoran 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
Country	Yugoslavia
Language	Serbo-Croatian

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 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]