Moonlighting (1982)
Overview
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 5.875 |
Directed By
Jerzy Skolimowski
Crew
Jerzy Skolimowski
Jerzy Skolimowski
Mark Shivas
Michael White
Tony Pierce-Roberts
Barrie Vince
Jane Robinson
Tony Woollard
Jerzy Skolimowski
Stanley Myers
Hans Zimmer
Debbie McWilliams
Nick Daubeny
Richard King
Rufus Andrews
Marsha Lewis
Peter Cotton
Sheila Thomas
Michael Guest
Andy Stears
Rod Lomax
Mike Tucker
David Stephenson
Jacques Leroide
Alan Bell
Roy Whybrow
Michael Connell
TOP CAST
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
Jenny Seagrove
Anna
Renu Setna
Junk Shop Owner
Judy Gridley
Supermarket Supervisor
Claire Toeman
Supermarket Cashier
Catherine Harding
Lady Shoplifter
Jill Johnson
Supermarket Assistant
Lucy Hornak
Wrangler Shop Assistant
Robyn Mandell
Wrangler Shop Assistant
Anne Tirard
Lady in Telephone Box
Christopher Logue
Workman
Hugh Harper
Newspaper Boy
Julia Chambers
Chemist's Assistant
Iain Ormsby-Knox
Hire Shop Man
Laura Frances Hart
His Woman
Dorota Zięciowska
Lot Airline Girl
Jerzy Skolimowski
Boss (uncredited)
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