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The Polka King (2017)

Comedy | 95 minutes
2,73 121 votes

Genre: Comedy

Duration: 95 minuten

Country: United States

Directed by: Maya Forbes and Wallace Wolodarsky

Stars: Jenny Slate, Jack Black and Jason Schwartzman

IMDb score: 6,0 (12.618)

Releasedate: 22 January 2017

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The Polka King plot

"The greatest scandal in polka history."

Based on the remarkable true story of the world's only known polka scandal. Jan Lewan is a Polish immigrant who believes in the American dream and decides to emigrate to the West in the 1970s. Lewan builds up a musical empire in America, which makes him an internationally recognized figure. But big dreams also bring big mistakes. When a scandal unfolds and his shady dealings come to the fore, his fans can't believe their hero committed one of history's greatest financial crimes.

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wendyvortex

  • 5196 messages
  • 7268 votes

Pretty nice movie with Jack Black as the polka king of Pennsylvania, who wants to increase his fame and get his fans to invest in him for very attractive returns. A bit of humor, a bit of drama, nice hum-pa-pa music and it all happened true too.

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Malibu Stacy

  • 273 messages
  • 294 votes

Good movie, I expected it to be funnier. The story is light and Jan a sympathetic guy, don't know if he really was .

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Sergio Leone

  • 4403 messages
  • 3088 votes

Reasonable.

Entertaining comedy, in which Jack Black indulges himself as a Polka singer. It really can't get more wrong than a Polish folk singer, can it? The images of the real Polka King at the end of the film are perhaps the most comical of the entire film. The reality is just even crazier than the movie itself. That people actually invested in this guy, how do you get it? It's almost impossible to grasp. Cool movie. Nothing high, but very solid.

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