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The Polka King is a 2017 American biographical comedy film directed by Maya Forbes and written by Forbes and Wallace Wolodarsky. The film is about real-life Polish-American polka band leader Jan Lewan, who was imprisoned in 2004 for running a Ponzi scheme. The film stars Jack Black as Lewan, as well as Jenny Slate, Jason Schwartzman, and Jacki ...
Jan 12, 2018 · The Polka King: Directed by Maya Forbes. With Jack Black, Jenny Slate, Jason Schwartzman, Jacki Weaver. Local Pennsylvania polka legend Jan Lewan develops a plan to get rich that shocks his fans and lands him in jail.
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- Biography, Comedy, Drama
- Maya Forbes
- 2018-01-12
105K views 6 years ago. The Polka King, Netflix Original Film, starring Jack Black as Jan Lewan. Jack Black Polka Band - The Polka King Soundtrack...
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Jan 12, 2018 · But from the very beginning, Jack Black’s first-generation Polish immigrant Jan Lewan is presented as a well-meaning, ambitious father and husband, working minimum wage jobs while owning a Pennsylvania strip mall trinket shop and leading his namesake polka band (featuring a sandpaper-dry Jason Schwartzman on clarinet), always with ...
Determined to make it big in America, Polish-born bandleader Jan Lewan draws his fans into a Ponzi scheme in this comedy based on a true story. Watch trailers & learn more.
- Maya Forbes
- 2 min
Jack Black brings heart and humour to the lead role in arguably his best performance Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/22/23 Full Review David C That this exists and is based on a...
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- Biography, Comedy, Drama, Music
Jack Black, Jenny Slate and Jason Schwartzman star in this tale of the rise and fall of a real-life polka maestro.
