Moonlighting (1982)
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.
- Date of release
- 1982-09-26
- TMDB
- 7.1 / 10 (76)
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Jerzy Skolimowski
Casting
- Jeremy Irons — Nowak
- Eugene Lipinski — Banaszak
- Jiří Stanislav — Wolski
- Eugeniusz Haczkiewicz — Kudaj
- Denis Holmes — Neighbor
- David Calder — Supermarket Manager
- Trevor Cooper — Hire Shop Man
- David Gant — Aquascutum Assistant
- Jenifer Landor — Aquascutum Shoplifter
- Kenny Ireland — Timber Man
- Fred Lee Own — Chinese Man
- Michael Sarne — Builders' Merchant
Interesting facts
- Awards: 1 · Nominations: 0. Including: National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
Moonlighting is a 1982 British drama film written and directed by Jerzy Skolimowski. It is set in the early 1980s at the time of the Solidarity protests in Poland. It stars Jeremy Irons as Nowak, a Polish builder leading a team working illegally in London.
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