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Moonlighting(Movie, 1982)

1h 37min | Genre: Drama
MoonlightingRating: 3.5/5 (with 1818 votes)
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. ()
Movie poster of Moonlighting

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Awards & Nominations for Moonlighting

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

About Moonlighting

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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Trailer for Moonlighting + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Moonlighting (1982)(Trailer, 3:10)

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Additional Information

Production country: United Kingdom (UK)
Plays in: London
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN), Polish (PL)
Translated into 11 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Persian (FA), French (FR), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 09/18/1982
Producer: Mark Shivas, Jerzy Skolimowski, Michael White
Screenwriter: Jerzy Skolimowski
Director of Photography: Tony Pierce-Roberts
Composer: Stanley Myers
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Trabajo clandestino"
"Travail au noir"
"Moonlighting - Cittadini di nessuno"

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