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
Jackson Pollock

Marcia Gay Harden
Lee Krasner

Tom Bower
Dan Miller

Jennifer Connelly
Ruth Kligman

Bud Cort
Howard Putzel

John Heard
Tony Smith

Val Kilmer
Willem DeKooning

David Leary
Charles Pollock
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Release Date
September 6, 2000
Runtime
2h 12m
Genres
Drama, History
Director