
There Will Be Blood
A ruthless oilman in 19th-century America will stop at nothing to claim a valuable oil deposit, even as a cunning preacher challenges his every move and threatens to expose his dark secrets.
“There will be greed. There will be vengeance.”
Synopsis
Daniel Plainview, a ruthless silver miner turned oil prospector, moves to oil-rich California. He uses his son to project a trustworthy, family-man image, conning local landowners into selling him their valuable properties for a pittance. However, local preacher Eli Sunday suspects Plainview.
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A crew of 64+ credited
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Edited by Dylan TichenorShot by Robert ElswitScored by Jonny GreenwoodDesigned by Jack Fisk
Box Office
2007 · Box office
✅ Made its money back — grossed 3.1× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$77.2M
US & Canada: $40.2M — 52% of worldwide · International: $37.0M (48%)
Opening weekend: $124K — 0% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $124K — 0% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 2 theaters
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Also known as
- Ícaro Krautchuken
- Il petroliereit
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Cast & Crew
64 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Daniel Day Lewis
as Daniel Plainview
Paul Dano
as Paul Sunday / Eli Sunday
Kevin J O Connor
as Henry
Ciaran Hinds
as Fletcher
Martin Stringer
as Silver Assay Worker
Dillon Freasier
as H.W. Plainview
Matthew Braden Stringer
as Silver Assay Worker
Hope Elizabeth Reeves
as Elizabeth
Jacob Stringer
as Silver Assay Worker
Colleen Foy
as Mary Sunday
Joseph Mussey
as Silver Assay Worker
Barry Del Sherman
as H. B. Ailman
Supporting cast
42David Willis
as Abel Sunday
Harrison Taylor
as Baby HW
Hans Howes
as Mr. Bandy
Stockton Taylor
as Baby HW
Sydney Mccallister
as Mary Sunday (young)
Paul F Tompkins
as Prescott
Kevin Breznahan
as Signal Hill Man
Jim Meskimen
as Signal Hill Married Man
Erica Sullivan
as Signal Hill Woman
Randall Carver
as Mr. Bankside
Coco Leigh
as Mrs. Bankside
Jim Downey
as Al Rose
David Warshofsky
as H.M. Tilford
Charles Thomas Doyle
as J.J. Carter
Russell Harvard
as Adult H.W. Plainview
Christine Olejniczak
as Mother Sunday
Kellie Hill
as Ruth Sunday
Dan Swallow
as Gene Blaize
Robert Arber
as Charlie Wrightsman
Bob Bell
as Geologist
David Williams
as Ben Blaut
Joy Rawls
as Eli Follower
Louise Gregg
as Eli Follower
Amber Roberts
as Eli Follower
John W Watts
as Oil Worker
Robert Caroline
as Oil Worker
Barry Bruce
as Oil Worker
Irene G Hunter
as Mrs. Hunter
John Chitwood
as Little Boston Doctor
Colton Woodward
as William Bandy
John Burton
as L.P. Clair
Robert Barge
as Bartender
Ronald Krut
as Standard Oil Man
Huey Rhudy
as Standard Oil Man
Steven Barr
as Standard Oil Man
Robert Hills
as H.W.'s Interpreter
Bob Bock
as Priest
Vince Froio
as Plainview Servant
Phil Shelly
as Plainview Servant
Brad Carr
as Signal Hill Man (uncredited)
Mary Elizabeth Barrett
as Fanny Clark (uncredited)
Beau Smith
as Blacksmith (uncredited)
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