''Don't Play the Fool ... '' (russian: Не валяй дурака...) is a Russian comedy film by

Valeri Chikov The French name Valery () is a male given name or surname of Germanic origin ''Walaric'' (see Walric of Leuconay), that has often been confused in modern times with the Latin name '' Valerius''—that explains the variant spelling Valéry (). The ...

. It shows unlight relations between the

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and the United States after the

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, with a tragicomic side.

Plot

Americans have decided to make sure that a diamond deposit in the villages of

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is found and have sent a submarine under the command of a black veteran, who accompanied Allied convoys during the 2nd World War. As a diversion, a 200-liter alcohol barrel is planted on the bank, which was soon caught by the local

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Filimon ( Yevdokimov). On this occasion, the village stages festivities, which all the American submariners will gradually become involved in, in spite of their wishes. The black veteran finds his grandson, who was born in Filimon's family. During the celebration, the barn catches fire. In a panic, drunk people run away from the barn, who until then, had sung songs and drunk alcohol, but Filimon, risking their lives, enters the burning barn and an empty barrel rolls out of it. The barn burns down and falls on the background of the Russian Orthodox Church under the lyrical music. Filimon is sentenced to two years in prison for disturbing public order, having confiscated all his weapons. At the end of the film, a Japanese submarine arrives at the same village, and Filimon once again catches a barrel of pure alcohol.

Cast

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Mikhail Yevdokimov Mikhail Sergeyevich Yevdokimov (russian: Михаил Сергеевич Евдокимов; 6 December 1957 – 7 August 2005) was a Russian comedian, actor and politician. Biography Yevdokimov was born in Stalinsk (now Novokuznetsk), weste ...

as Filimon *

Lev Durov Lev Konstantinovich Durov ( rus, Лев Константинович Дуров, p=ˈlʲef kənstɐnʲˈtʲinəvʲɪdʑ ˈdurəf; 23 December 1931 – 20 August 2015) was a Soviet and Russian theatre and film actor who appeared in more than 200 ...

as Grandfather *

Valeri Zolotukhin Valeri Sergeevich Zolotukhin (russian: link=no, Валерий Сергеевич Золотухин, 21 June 1941 – 30 March 2013) was a Soviet and Russian stage and cinema actor who performed at the Taganka Theatre which he also headed between ...

as Vanya Taratakin *

Olga Ostroumova Olga Mikhailovna Ostroumova (russian: О́льга Миха́йловна Остроу́мова; born 21 September 1947) is a Soviet Union, Soviet and Russian theater and film actress. Best known for her roles in films ''We'll Live Till Monday'' ...

as Polina *

Vladimir Kashpur Vladimir Terentyevich Kashpur (; October 26, 1926 – October 17, 2009) was a Russian and Soviet actor. A native of Severka, Altai Krai, Kashpur appeared in '' Ballad of a Soldier'' and about 115 other films, with roles ranging from Vladimir ...

as General *

Semyon Altov Semyon Altov (russian: Семён Альтов) (born January 17, 1945) is a Soviet comedy writer. Original name: Semyon Teodorovich Altshuller (russian: Семён Теодо́рович Альтшуллер).Valeri Chikov The French name Valery () is a male given name or surname of Germanic origin ''Walaric'' (see Walric of Leuconay), that has often been confused in modern times with the Latin name '' Valerius''—that explains the variant spelling Valéry (). The ...

Grigory Siyatvinda Grigory Davidovich Siyatvinda (russian: Григорий Дэвидович Сиятвинда; born 26 April 1970) is a Russian stage and film actor, Merited Artist of the Russian Federation (2006), State Prize of the Russian Federation laurea ...

as Vasya *

Tatyana Kravchenko Tatyana Eduardovna Kravchenko (russian: Татья́на Эдуа́рдовна Кра́вченко; born 9 December 1953, Stalino (since 1961 — Donetsk), Ukrainian SSR, USSR) is a Soviet and Russian film and stage actress, People's Artist of R ...

as Zina *

Alexander Pyatkov Alexander Alexandrovich Pyatkov (russian: Александр Александрович Пятков; born July 31, 1950, Moscow) is a Soviet and Russian film and theater actor. In 2006 he was awarded the title People's Artist of Russia. Selecte ...

as Kutusov * Sergei Agapitov as Pashka Goos * Yuri Oleinikov * Andrei Nikolaev * Alexander Wigdorov * Scott Kinninhaim * Austin Ti Smot * Kevin McGeer

References

External links

* * {{cite web, url=http://www.kinopoisk.ru/film/41551/, title=Не валяй дурака..., publisher=kinopoisk.ru, accessdate=2013-07-30, archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130729203102/http://error.kinopoisk.ru/?ht=403, archivedate=2013-07-29, url-status=dead 1997 films Russian crime comedy-drama films Russian mystery films 1990s Russian-language films 1990s crime comedy-drama films