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.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Vojislav MirićDerviš Ahmed Nurudin | Derviš Ahmed Nurudin |
 Velimir 'Bata' ŽivojinovićMuselim | Muselim |
 Boris DvornikHasan Dželevdžija | Hasan Dželevdžija |
 Olivera KatarinaKadinica | Kadinica |
 Špela RozinDubrovčanka | Dubrovčanka |
 Faruk BegolliMula Jusuf | Mula Jusuf |
 Branko PlešaKadija | Kadija |
 Abdurrahman ShalaTatarin | Tatarin |
 Pavle VuisićMuftija | Muftija |
 Veljko MandićKarazaim | Karazaim |
| RRejhan DemirdžićŠahista Malik | Šahista Malik |
| SSafet PašalićNot listed | Not listed |
| LLjuba KovačevićBjegunac | Bjegunac |
 Ranko GučevacMuselimov sluga | Muselimov sluga |
 Dragomir FelbaHadži Sinanudin | Hadži Sinanudin |
| IIvan JonašTamničar | Tamničar |
 Aleksandar BerčekMladić | Mladić |
 Janez VrhovecDubrovčanin | Dubrovčanin |
| UUlfeta MataradžićNot listed | Not listed |
 Rastislav JovićUhoda | Uhoda |
| PPetar Spajić 'Suljo'Dizdar | Dizdar |
| DDragan VojnovićNot listed | Not listed |
| VVojkan PavlovićNot listed | Not listed |
 Minja VojvodićStražar II | Stražar II |
| BBogdan JakušStražar I | Stražar I |
| UUsnija RedžepovaPevačica | Pevačica |
| AAndrej Gardenin(uncredited) | (uncredited) |