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There Will Be Blood

There Will Be Blood

There will be greed. There will be vengeance.

20078.12h 38m

Overview

Ruthless silver miner, turned oil prospector, Daniel Plainview, moves to oil-rich California. Using his son to project a trustworthy, family-man image, Plainview cons local landowners into selling him their valuable properties for a pittance. However, local preacher Eli Sunday suspects Plainview's motives and intentions, starting a slow-burning feud that threatens both their lives.

Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
Written by Upton Sinclair, Paul Thomas Anderson
Produced by JoAnne Sellar, Paul Thomas Anderson, Daniel Lupi
Box OfficeBudget: $25.0MRevenue: $77.2M

Top Cast

Daniel Day-Lewis

Daniel Day-Lewis

Daniel Plainview

Paul Dano

Paul Dano

Paul Sunday / Eli Sunday

Kevin J. O'Connor

Kevin J. O'Connor

Henry

Ciarán Hinds

Ciarán Hinds

Fletcher Hamilton

Dillon Freasier

Dillon Freasier

H.W. Plainview

Hope Elizabeth Reeves

Hope Elizabeth Reeves

Elizabeth

Colleen Foy

Colleen Foy

Mary Sunday

Barry Del Sherman

Barry Del Sherman

H. B. Ailman

David Willis

David Willis

Abel Sunday

H

Hans Howes

Mr. Bandy

Themes & Keywords

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About There Will Be Blood

There Will Be Blood is a drama film released in 2007 exploring themes of california, petrol, sibling relationship, based on novel or book, capitalism, pastor. Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, it stars Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Dano, Kevin J. O'Connor. Ruthless silver miner, turned oil prospector, Daniel Plainview, moves to oil-rich California. Using his son to project a trustworthy, family-man image, Plainview cons local landowners into selling him their valuable properties for a pittance. However, local preacher Eli Sunday suspects Plainview's motives and intentions, starting a slow-burning feud that threatens both their lives.

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