Pollock (2000)

  • R
  • 09/06/2000 (US)
  • Drama, History
  • 2h 12m

A true portrait of life and art.

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.

Ed Harris

Director

Steven Naifeh

Novel

Gregory White Smith

Novel

Barbara Turner

Screenplay

Susan Emshwiller

Screenplay

Cast

Ed Harris's headshot

Ed Harris

Jackson Pollock
Marcia Gay Harden's headshot

Marcia Gay Harden

Lee Krasner
Tom Bower's headshot

Tom Bower

Dan Miller
Jennifer Connelly's headshot

Jennifer Connelly

Ruth Kligman
Bud Cort's headshot

Bud Cort

Howard Putzel
John Heard's headshot

John Heard

Tony Smith
Val Kilmer's headshot

Val Kilmer

Willem DeKooning
David Leary's headshot

David Leary

Charles Pollock

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