Don't Play the Fool...
1997, Russian. Directed by Valery Chikov.
Americans decided to make sure that in the Arkhangelsk region village was found a diamond deposit, and sent there under the command of the submarine black veteran, who accompanied the Allied convoys during the 2nd World War. As a distraction the barrel full of alcohol (200 liters) was thrown to the shore. The barrel was caught by the local blacksmith Philemon. On this occasion villagers arranged festivities and all American submariners were gradually involved into it against their will.
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
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- Released
- 1 January 1997
- Original title
- Не валяй дурака...
- Country
- Russia
- Written by
- Valery Chikov
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Don't Play the Fool... runs 99 minutes (1h 39m).
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Don't Play the Fool... isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1997. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed Don't Play the Fool...?
Don't Play the Fool... (1997) was directed by Valery Chikov and stars Mikhail Evdokimov, Grigorij Sijatvinda, Olga Ostroumova.