Moonlighting (film)
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| Directed by | Jerzy Skolimowski |
| Produced by | Mark Shivas Jerzy Skolimowski Michael White |
| Written by | Jerzy Skolimowski |
| Starring | Jeremy Irons Eugene Lipinski Jirí Stanislav Eugeniusz Haczkiewicz |
| Music by | Stanley Myers |
| Distributed by | Miracle Films (UK) MK2 Diffusion (France) |
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Release dates
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26 September 1982 |
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Running time
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97 mins. |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English Polish |
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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Cast
- Jeremy Irons as Nowak
- Eugene Lipinski as Banaszak
- Jirí Stanislav as Wolski
- Eugeniusz Haczkiewicz as Kudaj
- Edward Arthur as Immigration Officer
- Denis Holmes as Neighbor
- Renu Setna as Junk Shop Owner
- David Calder as Supermarket Manager
- Judy Gridley as Supermarket Supervisor
- Claire Toeman as Supermarket Cashier
- Catherine Harding as Lady Shoplifter
- Jill Johnson as Haughty Supermarket Customer
- David Squire as Supermarket Assistant
- Michael Sarne as Builders' Merchant (as Mike Sarne)
- Jenny Seagrove as Anna
- Lucy Hornak as Wrangler Shop Assistant
Reception
It was entered into the 1982 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the award for Best Screenplay.[1]
Roger Ebert gave it four stars out of four[2] and included it in his list of Best Movies of 1982. Gene Siskel called it his favorite movie of 1982. Allmovie gave Moonlighting four out of five stars.[3] The New York Times called Moonlighting "immensely rewarding" and one "of the best films ever made about exile".[4]
References
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- ↑ Moonlighting at rogerebert.suntimes.com
- ↑ Moonlighting at allmovie.com
- ↑ Moonlighting at The New York Times
External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Moonlighting at IMDb
- Moonlighting at AllMovie
- Moonlighting at Rotten Tomatoes
- Moonlighting at Box Office Mojo
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