---
title: 'Don''t Play the Fool (1997)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Valeriy Chikov'
released: '1997-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 98
genres:
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'Russia'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/dont-play-the-fool-1997'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0266791/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Don't Play the Fool (1997)

1997 · 98 min · Adventure, Comedy · Russia

Original title: Не валяй дурака...

## Synopsis

Don't Play the Fool ...  is a Russian comedy film by Valeri Chikov. It shows unlight relations between the USSR and the United States after the Cold War, with a tragicomic side.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Valeriy Chikov](https://cinepixo.com/people/valeriy-chikov)
- **Screenplay:** [Valeriy Chikov](https://cinepixo.com/people/valeriy-chikov)
- **Director of Photography:** [Timur Zelma](https://cinepixo.com/people/timur-zelma)

## Cast

- [Lev Durov](https://cinepixo.com/people/lev-durov)
- [Valeri Zolotukhin](https://cinepixo.com/people/valeri-zolotukhin)
- [Mikhail Yevdokimov](https://cinepixo.com/people/mikhail-yevdokimov)
- [Olga Ostroumova](https://cinepixo.com/people/olga-ostroumova)

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