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There Will Be Blood (2007) -- A story about family, greed, religion, and oil, centered around a turn-of-the-century prospector in the early days of the business.

Overview

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Writers (WGA):
Paul Thomas Anderson (screenplay)
Upton Sinclair (novel)
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Release Date:
11 January 2008 (USA) more
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Tagline:
When Ambition Meets Faith more
Plot:
A story about family, greed, religion, and oil, centered around a turn-of-the-century prospector in the early days of the business. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 56 wins & 52 nominations more
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(318 articles)
Films Of The Decade – Martyn’s List
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Unapologetic Tour de Force more (895 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Daniel Day-Lewis ... Daniel Plainview
Martin Stringer ... Silver Assay Worker
Matthew Braden Stringer ... Silver Assay Worker
Jacob Stringer ... Silver Assay Worker
Joseph Mussey ... Silver Assay Worker
Barry Del Sherman ... H.B. Ailman
Harrison Taylor ... Baby H.W. Plainview
Stockton Taylor ... Baby H.W. Plainview
Paul F. Tompkins ... Prescott
Dillon Freasier ... Young H.W. Plainview

Kevin Breznahan ... Signal Hill Man

Jim Meskimen ... Signal Hill Married Man
Erica Sullivan ... Signal Hill Woman

Randall Carver ... Mr. Bankside
Coco Leigh ... Mrs. Bankside
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Oil! (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for some violence.
Runtime:
158 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Ireland:15A | Finland:K-13 | Singapore:PG | Canada:13+ (Québec) | Canada:14A (Manitoba) | Germany:12 (f) | Netherlands:16 | South Africa:16LV | USA:R (certificate #43414) | Brazil:14 | Australia:M | UK:12A (original rating) | UK:15 (re-rating on appeal) | Norway:15 | Czech Republic:15 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | New Zealand:R13 | Denmark:15 | Sweden:15 | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Ontario) | South Korea:15 | Hong Kong:IIA | Malaysia:U | Argentina:13 | Taiwan:R-12 | Greece:K-13 | France:U (with warning) | Portugal:M/12 (Qualidade) | Austria:16

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The town of Marfa near the Texas-Mexico border was used to simulate Bakersfield, California. A reason to support the use of the town is that there are many abandoned shafts dug out at the early 20-century. One of the shafts used in the film is a deep shaft, 60-70 feet that connects to a mechanically-dug perpendicular tunnel at the bottom. Other sets like the church where built from there. more
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: During the tracking shot from the train tracks that follows the car of Daniel Plainview, you can see the dolly track for a moment when the camera pulls back, just before the camera pans to the right. more
Quotes:
Paul Sunday: Mr. Plainview?
Plainview: Yes?
Paul Sunday: Are you Daniel Plainview?
Plainview: Yes. What can I do for you?
Paul Sunday: You look for oil?
Plainview: That's right.
Paul Sunday: What do you pay for a place that has it?
Plainview: Well, that depends.
Paul Sunday: What does it depend on?
Plainview: On a lot of things.
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What a Friend We Have in Jesus more

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101 out of 168 people found the following comment useful.
Unapologetic Tour de Force, 18 February 2008
10/10
Author: Helen Kirkwood (helenkirkwood07) from Italy/Usa

PT Anderson's name already means something, or I should say something else. His self assuredness alone gives me shivers. A modern artist with such clear and severe vision of the world. Boogie Nights, Magnolia, even Punch Drunk Love have an Wellesian disregard for what's in or out. His films are landmarks that may infuriate some, confuse others and mesmerize the rest of us. Here, with the rigorous tale of an impervious oil man, PT Anderson outdoes himself. He has Daniel Day Lewis as his accomplice in a performance that would be as difficult to match as it is difficult to describe. There is a monstrous beauty here that not even a broken nose can disguise. The saga is filled with long silent moments of tension that take place in a cinematic canvas and an actor's head. PT Anderson must have known that this was going to be, not only not a mainstream opus but a hard pill to swallow. I for one stand up to applaud his daringness.

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