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The Charles Pollock executive chair in the cinema

I have seen the Pollock chair in a few films, as well as chairs/armchairs from the Eames Alu Group series, the Lobby chair, Lounge chair, Barcelona chair... and many others.

Movies and series in which I have seen a Pollock chair

The success of the Pollock chair is remarkable because it can be seen in a movie from the 60s as in a film made after 2000, a TV movie, a French crime series, or an American blockbuster, it always fits right in. The atmosphere in which the chair appears are mainly office environments, both in European and American films. Feel free to let me know if you've spotted it in a film or series!

Pentagon papers (USA)

Year : 2017
Director : Steven Spielberg
There are several Pollock chairs in the Washington Post meeting room.

Mad Men (USA)

Year : 2007-2015 (série)
Director : Matthew Weiner
Ted Chaough is sitting on a Pollock chair in his office.
A little anecdote : when I checked my sources, I read in this article : Knoll article, retrospective of the Mad Men series 2007-2015, published by Knoll during the New York Museum of the Moving Image's commemoration of the end of the series, entitled "Matthew Weiner's Mad Men" In the paragraph "Season 4-5" subparagraph "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword" (S4e5), you can read that Ted Chaough is sitting on a Pollock chair, which is true, but you will also read that the meeting/conference table "is surrounded by Pollock Executive chairs" which is false, they are Lobby chairs from Vitra/Herman Miller. We'll forgive them, but they could have watched this episode before publishing this...
If you like 50s and 60s design, I highly recommend watching this series, where designer furniture from this period is omnipresent.

Pollock Executive Chair in the Mad Men series

Go fast (FR)

Year : 2007
Director :Olivier Van Hoofstadt
In the police chief's office (Evrard).

Catch me if you can (USA)

Year : 2002
Director : Steven Spielberg
There are many executive Pollock chairs in FBI office.

The wolf of Wall Street (USA)

Year : 2013
Director : Martin Scorsese
In the office of Jordan Belfort's (L. Di Caprio) second job.

The apprentice (USA)

Year : 2024
Director : Ali Abbasi
We see two Pollock chairs, a recent version, around a side table in Donald Trump's office.

The players (FR)

Year : 2012
Directors : Emmanuelle Bercot, Fred Cavayé, Alexandre Courtè, Jean Dujardin, Michel Hazanavicius, Éric Lartigau, Gilles Lellouche
Gilles Lellouche and Jean Dujardin are both seated on Pollock chairs (early edition) on the movie poster.

The poster for the film Les infidèles featuring two Pollock chairs

The departed (USA)

Year : 2006
Director : Martin Scorsese
Amazing movie starring DiCaprio and Matt Damon.

Free (FR)

Year : 2024
Director : Mélanie Laurent
The story of Bruno Sulak. Policeman Georges Moreas (Yvan Attal) is sitting on a Pollock chair in his office.

Yvan Attal sitting on an Executive Knoll chair

In the beginning (FR)

Year : 2009
Director : Xavier Giannoli
The incredible story of a French con artist played by Francois Cluzet, sitting on a Pollock chair in his office.

Francois Cluzet in his Knoll Executive chair

OSS 117 : Lost in Rio (FR)

Year : 2009
Director : Michel Hazanavicius
A must-see film starring Jean Dujardin.

Two Pollock Executive chairs, visitor version

The fifth estate (USA)

Year : 2013
Director : Bill Condon
The Wikileaks story, you will see a C. Pollock armchair around minute 18 when Julian Assange describes the Swiss bank Julius Bar.