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06/09/2000 Drama, History 2h 12m
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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.

  1. Ed Harris

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Ed Harris

    Jackson Pollock

  2. Marcia Gay Harden

    Lee Krasner

  3. Tom Bower

    Dan Miller

  4. Jennifer Connelly

    Ruth Kligman

  5. Bud Cort

    Howard Putzel

  6. John Heard

    Tony Smith

  7. Val Kilmer

    Willem DeKooning

  8. David Leary

    Charles Pollock

  9. Robert Knott

    Sande Pollock

  10. View more

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak
Written by Wuchak on 2020-12-22
_**Downer biography starts weak, but becomes, um, artistic… and moving**_

Abstract expressionist Jackson Pollock (Ed Harris) is a struggling artist in New York City in the early 40s when he meets his future wife Lee Krasner, a fellow artist (Marcia Gay Harden). They move to the far end of Long Island where he finally catches a break, but alcoholism threatens his life. Jennifer Connelly shows up in the last act.

“Pollock” (2000) is an honest biography covering the final fifteen years of the artist’s life from 1941-1956. It was a long-term passion for director/star Ed Harris to b...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$6,000,000.00

Revenue
$10,994,533.00

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