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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 ...
- The Man Who Would Be Polka King, by Joshua Brown and John Mikulak
- Theodore Shapiro, Alex Meixner
Jan 12, 2018 · Edit page. 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
Jan 12, 2018 · 65.9K subscribers. Subscribed. 736. 104K views 6 years ago. The Polka King, Netflix Original Film, starring Jack Black as Jan Lewan. Jack Black Polka Band - The Polka King...
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Watch The Polka King | Netflix Official Site. 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
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 ...
[Full Review in Spanish] Aug 1, 2019 Full Review Leigh Paatsch Herald Sun (Australia) Jack Black excels in this completely bonkers true story of Jan Lewan, an American polka music legend.
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- Biography, Comedy, Drama, Music
Feb 22, 2018 · The Polka King review – Jack Black shines in a weirdly enjoyable film. Based on the life of disgraced polka sensation Jan Lewan, Jacki Weaver, Jason Schwartzman and Jenny Slate round out...
