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Man Who Would Be Polka King, The

The Man Who Would Be Polka King (2009)

Documentary | 69 minutes
2,80 25 votes

Genre: Documentary / Crime

Duration: 69 minuten

Country: United States

Directed by: Joshua Brown and John Mikulak

Starst: and Jan Lewan

IMDb score: 6,3 (686)

Releasedate: 5 June 2009

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This documentary shows how charming entertainer Jan Lewan scammed his investors out of millions through a complex investment scam. Central are the Pope, Ponzi and Polka, as an absurd triumvirate. Jan Lewan is the engine that drives the real center: an intoxicating, complex investigation of the American dream gone wrong.

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