Don't Play the Fool

1997 film by Valeriy Chikov
Movie film Q4315378
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Don't Play the Fool

Summary

Don't Play the Fool is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Don't Play the Fool's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Don't Play the Fool was directed by Valeriy Chikov[4].
  • Valeriy Chikov wrote the screenplay for Don't Play the Fool[5].
  • Don't Play the Fool's genre is comedy drama[6].
  • Don't Play the Fool's genre is crime comedy film[7].
  • Don't Play the Fool's genre is adventure film[8].
  • Don't Play the Fool was followed by Why Wouldn't We Send a Messenger?[9].
  • A cast member of Don't Play the Fool was Mikhail Yevdokimov[10].
  • A cast member of Don't Play the Fool was Lev Durov[11].
  • A cast member of Don't Play the Fool was Valeri Zolotukhin[12].
  • A cast member of Don't Play the Fool was Olga Ostroumova[13].
  • Don't Play the Fool's director of photography is recorded as Timur Zelma[14].
  • The original language of Don't Play the Fool was Russian[15].
  • Don't Play the Fool's country of origin is recorded as Russia[16].
  • Don't Play the Fool was published on January 1, 1997[17].
  • Don't Play the Fool's title is recorded as Не валяй дурака...[18].
  • Don't Play the Fool's duration is recorded as {'amount': '+98'}[19].
  • Don't Play the Fool's P14449 is recorded as 171483[20].
  • Don't Play the Fool's P14821 is recorded as 266791[21].

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Authorship and Creation

Don't Play the Fool was directed by Valeriy Chikov[4]. Valeriy Chikov wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Mikhail Yevdokimov[10], Lev Durov[11], Valeri Zolotukhin[12], and Olga Ostroumova[13].

Publication

Don't Play the Fool was released on January 1, 1997[17]. The original language of it was Russian[15]. Genres include comedy drama[6], crime comedy film[7], and adventure film[8].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Don't Play the Fool was followed by Why Wouldn't We Send a Messenger?[9].

Why It Matters

Don't Play the Fool ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 266791
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14821]]: 266791, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269901|batch #269901]]"
  2. 14w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    P14449 → 171483
    Publication date → +1997-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Director of photography → Timur Zelma
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38315|batch #38315]]: MovieLens IDs (part 2)"
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