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 Weaver. It premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2017. It was released on Netflix on January 12, 2018.
The Polka King (2018)
Directed by Maya Forbes
Genres - Biography, Comedy, Drama, Music |
Sub-Genres - Biographical Film |
Release Date - Jan 12, 2018 |
Run Time - 95 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - TV-14
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2017 Sundance Film Festival, Polka King, True Stories
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Based On: The Man Who Would Be Polka King
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Alternate Titles
Der Polkakönig
DE
El rey de la polca
ES
Il re della polka
IT
Kongen av polka
NO
Król Polki
PL
Le roi de la polka
FR
O Rei da Polca
BR, PT
Polka Kralı
TR
Polkkakuningas
FI
The Polka King
AU, CA, NL, GB, US
Vua Lừa Đảo
VN
Ο Βασιλιάς της Πόλκας
GR
Король польки
RU
ポルカ・キング
JP