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There Will Be Blood (2007)

There Will Be Blood (2007)

Drama

There will be greed. There will be vengeance.

Release Date: 2007, December 26
Directors: Paul Thomas Anderson
Countries: United States of America
Production: Paramount Vantage, Miramax, JoAnne Sellar Productions, Ghoulardi Film Company
Cast: Jim Meskimen, Jim Downey, Paul Dano, Kevin J. O'Connor, Ciarán Hinds, Paul F. Tompkins, David Warshofsky, Beau Smith, Kevin Breznahan, Barry Del Sherman, Daniel Day-Lewis, Dillon Freasier

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.

Keywords:

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