Movie
There Will Be Blood
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.
Details
- Release date
- 2007-12-26
- Runtime
- 158 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Paramount Vantage, Miramax, JoAnne Sellar Productions, Ghoulardi Film Company
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Daniel Day-Lewis as Daniel Plainview
- Paul Dano as Paul Sunday / Eli Sunday
- Kevin J. O'Connor as Henry
- Ciarán Hinds as Fletcher Hamilton
- Dillon Freasier as H.W. Plainview
- Hope Elizabeth Reeves as Elizabeth
- Colleen Foy as Mary Sunday
- Barry Del Sherman as H. B. Ailman
- David Willis as Abel Sunday
- Hans Howes as Mr. Bandy
- Sydney McCallister as Mary Sunday (young)
- Paul F. Tompkins as Prescott
Crew
- Paul Thomas Anderson - Director
- Paul Thomas Anderson - Writer
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