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.
| Directing | Jerzy Skolimowski | Director |
| Writing | Jerzy Skolimowski | Screenplay |
| Production | Jerzy Skolimowski | Producer |
| Camera | Tony Pierce-Roberts | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Stanley Myers | Music |
| Production | Mark Shivas | Producer |
| Production | Michael White | Producer |
| Art | Tony Woollard | Production Design |
| Editing | Barrie Vince | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jane Robinson | Costume Design |
| Sound | Hans Zimmer | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Michael Guest | Associate Producer |
| Production | Debbie McWilliams | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marsha Lewis | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sheila Thomas | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Peter Cotton | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Nick Daubeny | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Rod Lomax | Third Assistant Director |
| Sound | Alan Bell | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Richard King | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | David Stephenson | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Mike Tucker | Boom Operator |
| Visual Effects | Roy Whybrow | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Editing | Michael Connell | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Jacques Leroide | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Andy Stears | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Rufus Andrews | Location Manager |
