Moonlighting

Sep 18, 1982

1h 37m

★ 7.0

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Michael White Productions

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Cast

Nowak

Jeremy Irons

Banaszak

Eugene Lipinski

Wolski

Jiří Stanislav

Kudaj

Eugeniusz Haczkiewicz

Neighbor

Denis Holmes

Supermarket Manager

David Calder

Hire Shop Man

Trevor Cooper

Aquascutum Assistant

David Gant

Aquascutum Shoplifter

Jenifer Landor

Timber Man

Kenny Ireland

Chinese Man

Fred Lee Own

Builders' Merchant

Michael Sarne

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