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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.
Theatrical
Jan 25, 2008
Box Office
$77.2M
Budget
$25.0M
Return
3.1x
DVD / Blu-ray
Apr 8, 2008
Theaters
1
Director
Producers
Music
Studio
Paramount Vantage, Miramax, JoAnne Sellar Productions, Ghoulardi Film Company
Keywords
sibling relationship
california
capitalism
based on novel or book
pastor
deaf-mute
american dream
fanatic
petrol
greed
baptism
narcissism
father
misanthrophy
oil
money
religion
impostor
church
alcoholic
oil industry
child abandonment
character study
zealot
bowling alley
sign languages
oil field
turn of the century
19th century
adopted son
1900s
personality change
pipeline
20th century
1890s
commanding
exhilarated
Quotes
See all →Ambition and Faith Intertwined
Taglines
When Ambition Meets Faith
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Themes of Greed and Vengeance in Conflict
Taglines
There Will Be Greed. There Will Be Vengeance.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →D
Daniel Day-Lewis
Daniel Plainview
P
Paul Dano
Paul Sunday / Eli Sunday
K
Kevin J. O'Connor
Henry
C
Ciarán Hinds
Fletcher Hamilton
C
Colleen Foy
Mary Sunday
B
Barry Del Sherman
H. B. Ailman
D
David Willis
Abel Sunday
H
Hans Howes
Mr. Bandy
P
Paul F. Tompkins
Prescott
K
Kevin Breznahan
Signal Hill Man
J
Jim Meskimen
Signal Hill Married Man
E
Erica Sullivan
Signal Hill Woman
R
Randall Carver
Mr. Bankside
C
Coco Leigh
Mrs. Bankside
J
Jim Downey
Al Rose
D
David Warshofsky
H.M. Tilford
C
Charles Thomas Doyle
J.J. Carter
R
Russell Harvard
Adult H.W. Plainview
B
Brad Carr
Signal Hill Man (uncredited)
B
Beau Smith
Blacksmith (uncredited)
