Moonlighting
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A Polish contractor, Nowak, leads a group of workmen to London so they can provide cheap labor for a government official based there. Nowak has to manage the project and the men as they encounter the tempations of the West and loneliness and separation from their families. Nowak is the only one of the group who speaks English, and he uses this as a tool over his team. When the unrest in Poland leads to a military takeover, Nowak is faced with a much more difficult situation than he expected.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1982-09-26
Runtime: 97 mins
Director: Jerzy Skolimowski
Spoken language: Polski, English
Genres: Drama
Original title: Moonlighting
Production Companies: Michael White Productions
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Cast
Jeremy Irons
Eugene Lipinski
Jiří Stanislav
Eugeniusz Haczkiewicz
Denis Holmes
David Calder
Trevor Cooper
David Gant
Jenifer Landor
Kenny Ireland
Fred Lee Own
Michael Sarne
Jenny Seagrove
Renu Setna
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