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Pollock (2000)

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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Top billed cast

  • Photo of Ed HarrisEd HarrisJackson Pollock
  • Photo of Marcia Gay HardenMarcia Gay HardenLee Krasner
  • Photo of Tom BowerTom BowerDan Miller
  • Photo of Jennifer ConnellyJennifer ConnellyRuth Kligman
  • Photo of Bud CortBud CortHoward Putzel
  • Photo of John HeardJohn HeardTony Smith
  • Photo of Val KilmerVal KilmerWillem DeKooning
  • Photo of David LearyDavid LearyCharles Pollock
  • Photo of Robert KnottRobert KnottSande Pollock
  • Photo of Stephanie SeymourStephanie SeymourHelen Frankenthaler

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