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Pollock

Pollock

A true portrait of life and art.

20006.72h 12m

Overview

In August of 1949, Life Magazine ran a banner headline that begged the question: "Jackson Pollock: Is he the greatest living painter in the United States?" The film is a look back into the life of an extraordinary man, a man who has fittingly been called "an artist dedicated to concealment, a celebrity who nobody knew." As he struggled with self-doubt, engaging in a lonely tug-of-war between needing to express himself and wanting to shut the world out, Pollock began a downward spiral.

Directed by Ed Harris
Written by Gregory White Smith, Barbara Turner, Steven Naifeh
Produced by Fred Berner, Ed Harris, James Francis Trezza
Box OfficeBudget: $6.0MRevenue: $11.0M

Top Cast

Ed Harris

Ed Harris

Jackson Pollock

Marcia Gay Harden

Marcia Gay Harden

Lee Krasner

Tom Bower

Tom Bower

Dan Miller

Jennifer Connelly

Jennifer Connelly

Ruth Kligman

Bud Cort

Bud Cort

Howard Putzel

John Heard

John Heard

Tony Smith

Val Kilmer

Val Kilmer

Willem DeKooning

David Leary

David Leary

Charles Pollock

Robert Knott

Robert Knott

Sande Pollock

Stephanie Seymour

Stephanie Seymour

Helen Frankenthaler

Themes & Keywords

paintingartistsuccesspainterbiographyrelationship problemsalcoholismfalling in loveexpressionism1940sart exhibitionjackson pollock

About Pollock

Pollock is a drama, history film released in 2000 exploring themes of painting, artist, success, painter, biography, relationship problems. Directed by Ed Harris, it stars Ed Harris, Marcia Gay Harden, Tom Bower. In August of 1949, Life Magazine ran a banner headline that begged the question: "Jackson Pollock: Is he the greatest living painter in the United States?" The film is a look back into the life of an extraordinary man, a man who has fittingly been called "an artist dedicated to concealment, a celebrity who nobody knew." As he struggled with self-doubt, engaging in a lonely tug-of-war between needing to express himself and wanting to shut the world out, Pollock began a downward spiral.

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