The ideology at the heart of The Polka King and the documentary that ... ADVERTISEMENT If this story sounds too good to be true, it’s because it was. To support his business, Lewan sold ...

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"The Polka King," based on a true story, tells the story of bandleader Jan Lewan, a Polish-born, Hazleton area native. After making it big, he talked his most die-hard fans into investing money in ...

All kidding aside, the film tells the wild true story of Jan Lewan, a charismatic polka musician who served time in federal prison for running a ponzi scheme and swindling his fans out of around ...

The D Train and now The Polka King. Written and directed by Maya Forbes and Wallace Wolodarsky (also responsible for recent Sundance flick Infinitely Polar Bear), the film tells the true story of Jan ...

So is “The Woman King” a true story? The short answer is yes, the film derives from real historical events and accounts, but only so much reliable source material was available. Here’s the ...