

There Will Be Blood
Dramacaliforniapetrolsibling relationshipbased on novel or bookcapitalismpastordeaf-mutegreedamerican dreamnarcissismfanaticfatherbaptismmisanthrophymoneyoilreligionimpostorchurchalcoholicoil industrychild abandonmentcharacter studyzealotbowling alleysign languagesoil fieldturn of the century19th centuryadopted son1900spersonality changepipeline20th century1890s
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.
Year 2007
Director Paul Thomas Anderson
Crew Upton Sinclair (Novel), Robert Elswit (Director of Photography), Dylan Tichenor (Editor), Jack Fisk (Production Design), JoAnne Sellar (Producer), Paul Thomas Anderson (Producer)
Popularity 12
Language English