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's director is recorded as Valeriy Chikov[4].
  • Don't Play the Fool's screenwriter is recorded as Valeriy Chikov[5].
  • Don't Play the Fool's genre is recorded as comedy drama[6].
  • Don't Play the Fool's genre is recorded as crime comedy film[7].
  • Don't Play the Fool's genre is recorded as adventure film[8].
  • Don't Play the Fool's followed by is recorded as Why Wouldn't We Send a Messenger?[9].
  • Don't Play the Fool's cast member is recorded as Mikhail Yevdokimov[10].
  • Don't Play the Fool's cast member is recorded as Lev Durov[11].
  • Don't Play the Fool's cast member is recorded as Valeri Zolotukhin[12].
  • Don't Play the Fool's cast member is recorded as Olga Ostroumova[13].
  • Don't Play the Fool's director of photography is recorded as Timur Zelma[14].
  • Don't Play the Fool's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0266791[15].
  • Don't Play the Fool's original language of film or TV show is recorded as Russian[16].
  • Don't Play the Fool's country of origin is recorded as Russia[17].
  • Don't Play the Fool's publication date is recorded as +1997-01-01T00:00:00Z[18].
  • Don't Play the Fool's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h1d76r[19].
  • Don't Play the Fool's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Не валяй дурака...'}[20].
  • Don't Play the Fool's YouTube video ID is recorded as ybxfRgL5hg0[21].
  • Don't Play the Fool's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+98'}[22].
  • Don't Play the Fool's ČSFD film ID is recorded as 95389[23].
  • Don't Play the Fool's Kinopoisk film ID is recorded as 41551[24].
  • Don't Play the Fool's EIDR content ID is recorded as 10.5240/582A-0A23-6AC7-537E-BC8C-R[25].
  • Don't Play the Fool's elFilm film ID is recorded as 263002[26].
  • Don't Play the Fool's LUMIERE film ID is recorded as 191341[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Don't Play the Fool's director is recorded as Valeriy Chikov[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Valeriy Chikov[5]. Cast members include Mikhail Yevdokimov[10], Lev Durov[11], Valeri Zolotukhin[12], and Olga Ostroumova[13].

Publication

Don't Play the Fool's publication date is recorded as +1997-01-01T00:00:00Z[18]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as Russian[16]. Genres include comedy drama[6], crime comedy film[7], and adventure film[8].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Don't Play the Fool's followed by is recorded as 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.[28]

References

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  23. [25] . Entertainment Identifier Registry. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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