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Moonlighting
Moonlighting

Moonlighting

Genres

Drama

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

97 mins

Rating

6.978/10

Release Date

18 September 1982

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Jeremy Irons

Jeremy Irons

Nowak

Eugene Lipinski

Eugene Lipinski

Banaszak

Jiří Stanislav

Jiří Stanislav

Wolski

Eugeniusz Haczkiewicz

Eugeniusz Haczkiewicz

Kudaj

Denis Holmes

Denis Holmes

Neighbor

David Calder

David Calder

Supermarket Manager

Trevor Cooper

Trevor Cooper

Hire Shop Man

David Gant

David Gant

Aquascutum Assistant

Jenifer Landor

Jenifer Landor

Aquascutum Shoplifter

Kenny Ireland

Kenny Ireland

Timber Man

Fred Lee Own

Fred Lee Own

Chinese Man

Michael Sarne

Michael Sarne

Builders' Merchant

Jenny Seagrove

Jenny Seagrove

Anna

Renu Setna

Renu Setna

Junk Shop Owner

Judy Gridley

Judy Gridley

Supermarket Supervisor

Claire Toeman

Claire Toeman

Supermarket Cashier

Catherine Harding

Catherine Harding

Lady Shoplifter

Jill Johnson

Jill Johnson

Supermarket Assistant

Lucy Hornak

Lucy Hornak

Wrangler Shop Assistant

Robyn Mandell

Robyn Mandell

Wrangler Shop Assistant

Anne Tirard

Anne Tirard

Lady in Telephone Box

Christopher Logue

Christopher Logue

Workman

Hugh Harper

Hugh Harper

Newspaper Boy

Julia Chambers

Julia Chambers

Chemist's Assistant

Iain Ormsby-Knox

Iain Ormsby-Knox

Hire Shop Man

Laura Frances Hart

Laura Frances Hart

His Woman

Dorota Zięciowska

Dorota Zięciowska

Lot Airline Girl

Jerzy Skolimowski

Jerzy Skolimowski

Boss (uncredited)

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