Don't Play the Fool... (1997)
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.
Director: Valery Chikov
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Mikhail Evdokimov as Philemon Selevanov |
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Grigorij Sijatvinda as Vasya |
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Olga Ostroumova as Polina |
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Lev Durov as |
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Valeriy Zolotukhin as Vanya Tarataikin |
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Tatyana Kravchenko as Zina |
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Sergei Agapitov as Pashka |
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Vladimir Kashpur as General of FSB |
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Evgeny Sergeev as Vitya |
| Directing | Valery Chikov | Director |
| Camera | Timur Zelma | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Valery Chikov | Writer |
| Sound | Konstantin Shevelyov | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Mark Orlov | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Boris Zolin | Additional Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Evgeniya Prokofyeva | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Stepan Bogdanov | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | Evgeniy Sokurov | Stunt Coordinator |
| Art | Karim Khaliullin | Production Design |
| Sound | Vladimir Gorlov | Sound Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Natalya Alexandrova | Costume Design |
| Editing | Galina Dyakonova | Editor |