There Will Be Blood
Sign in to saveThere Will Be Blood is a 2007 American epic period drama film co-produced, written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, loosely based on the 1927 novel Oil! by Upton Sinclair. It stars Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Dano, Kevin J. O'Connor, Ciarán Hinds, and Dillon Freasier. The film follows silver miner-turned-oilman Daniel Plainview (Day-Lewis) as he embarks on a ruthless quest for wealth during the Californian oil boom in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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*There Will Be Blood* is a 2007 American drama and epic film directed, written, and produced by Paul Thomas Anderson. The cast includes Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Dano, Kevin J. O'Connor, and Ciarán Hinds. Based on the novel *Oil!*, the film was produced by Paramount Vantage, Miramax, JoAnne Sellar Productions, and Ghoulardi Film Company. Jonny Greenwood composed the score, while Dylan Tichenor served as the film editor. The narrative is set in California and New Mexico.
The film has a runtime of 158 minutes and was released on December 26, 2007. It received an IMDb rating of 8.2 based on 710,447 votes and a TMDb vote average of 8.077 from 7,381 users. With a budget of 25,000,000, the film generated 77,208,711 in revenue. It was distributed by Fandango at Home.
*There Will Be Blood* won the Academy Award for Best Actor and the Academy Award for Best Cinematography. It also received nominations for Best Director and Best Sound Editing. The production designer was Jack Fisk.
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8.1Ruthless 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.
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
Themes
- california
- petrol
- sibling relationship
- based on novel or book
- capitalism
- pastor
- deaf-mute
- greed
- american dream
- narcissism
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- period drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Oil!
- Director
- Paul Thomas Anderson
- Screenwriter
- Paul Thomas Anderson
- Composer
- Jonny Greenwood
- Producer
- Daniel Lupi
- Production company
- Paramount Vantage
- Cinematographer
- Robert Elswit
- Narrative location
- New Mexico
- Duration
- 158
- FilmAffinity ID
- 531158
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.miramax.com/movie/there-will-be-blood
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- Commons category
- There Will Be Blood
- title
- There Will Be Blood
- film editor
- Dylan Tichenor
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Production Design
- production designer
- Jack Fisk
- after a work by
- Upton Sinclair
- executive producer
- Scott Rudin
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 93/100
- capital cost
- 25000000
- box office
- 40222514
- publication date
- 2008-02-28
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Encyclopedic overview
There Will Be Blood is a 2007 American epic period drama film co-produced, written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, loosely based on the 1927 novel Oil! by Upton Sinclair. It stars Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Dano, Kevin J. O'Connor, Ciarán Hinds, and Dillon Freasier. The film follows silver miner-turned-oilman Daniel Plainview (Day-Lewis) as he embarks on a ruthless quest for wealth during the Californian oil boom in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Development on There Will Be Blood began after writer Eric Schlosser purchased the film rights to Sinclair's novel in 2004. It was acquired by Ghoulardi Film Company, Paramount Vantage and Miramax Films after Anderson completed the first draft of the film's screenplay. Day-Lewis immediately joined the project while Dano, who initially signed on for a smaller role, took on a starring role after replacing Kel O'Neill during filming. Principal photography began in June 2006 and lasted until that September, with filming locations including Los Angeles and Marfa, Texas. The film's music was composed by Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood.
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