There Will Be Blood (2007)

Director:

Paul Thomas Anderson

Writers (WGA):

Paul Thomas Anderson (screenplay)
Upton Sinclair (novel)

Release Date:

11 January 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

When Ambition Meets Faith

Plot:

A story about family, greed, religion, and oil, centered around a turn-of-the-century prospector in the early days of the business.

Plot Keywords:

Oil | Land | Prospector | California | Greed

Awards:

Won 2 Oscars. Another 56 wins & 52 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. Dec. 6

11:15 PM

TMC

Cast

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
Paul Dano	...	Paul Sunday / Eli Sunday
Ciarán Hinds	...	Fletcher
Sydney McCallister	...	Young Mary Sunday
David Willis	...	Abel Sunday
Christine Olejniczak	...	Mother Sunday
Kellie Hill	...	Ruth Sunday
James Downey	...	Al Rose
Dan Swallow	...	Gene Blaize
Robert Arber	...	Charlie Wrightsman
Bob Bell	...	Geologist
David Williams	...	Ben Blaut
Joy Rawls	...	Eli Follower
Louise Gregg	...	Eli Follower
Amber Roberts	...	Eli Follower
John W. Watts	...	Oil Worker
Robert Caroline	...	Oil Worker
Barry Bruce	...	Oil Worker
Irene G. Hunter	...	Mrs. Hunter
Hope Elizabeth Reeves	...	Elizabeth
John Chitwood	...	Little Boston Doctor
Kevin J. O'Connor	...	Henry
David Warshofsky	...	H.M. Tilford
Tom Doyle	...	J.J. Carter
Colton Woodward	...	William Bandy
John Burton	...	L.P. Clair
Hans Howes	...	Mr. Bandy
Robert Barge	...	Bartender
Ronald Krut	...	Standard Oil Man
Huey Rhudy	...	Standard Oil Man
Steven Barr	...	Standard Oil Man
Robert Hills	...	H.W. Plainview's Interpreter
Colleen Foy	...	Adult Mary Sunday
Russell Harvard	...	Adult H.W. Plainview
Bob Bock	...	Priest (as Reverend Bob Bock)
Vince Froio	...	Plainview Servant
Phil Shelly	...	Plainview Servant
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mary Elizabeth Barrett	...	Fanny Clark
Misha Bugaev	...	Young man (uncredited)
Brad Carr	...	Signal Hill Man (uncredited)
Rhonda Reeves	...	Elizabeth's Mother (uncredited)
Arne Starr	...	Signal Hill Resident (uncredited)

Directed by
Paul Thomas Anderson

Writing credits (WGA)
Paul Thomas Anderson		(screenplay)
Upton Sinclair		(novel "Oil!")

Produced by
Paul Thomas Anderson	....	producer
Daniel Lupi	....	producer
Scott Rudin	....	executive producer
Eric Schlosser	....	executive producer
JoAnne Sellar	....	producer
David Williams	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Jonny Greenwood

Cinematography by
Robert Elswit		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Dylan Tichenor

Casting by
Cassandra Kulukundis

Production Design by
Jack Fisk

Art Direction by
David Crank

Set Decoration by
Jim Erickson

Costume Design by
Mark Bridges

Makeup Department
Kim Ayers	....	makeup artist: Los Angeles (as Kimberly Ayers)
John Blake	....	makeup department head
Catherine Conrad	....	makeup artist
Lupe Devine	....	hair stylist
Sharon Ray Ely	....	hair stylist (as Sharon Ely)
Linda D. Flowers	....	hair department head (as Linda Flowers)
Yesim 'Shimmy' Osman	....	key hair stylist: Los Angeles
David Larson	....	hair stylist: Los Angeles (uncredited)

Production Management
Erica Frauman	....	post-production supervisor
Jamey Pryde	....	post-production supervisor
Will Weiske	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Eric Richard Lasko	....	second assistant director (as Eric Lasko)
Jenny Nolan	....	second second assistant director
Richard Oswald	....	second assistant director
Adam Somner	....	first assistant director
Ian Stone	....	second assistant director: Los Angeles
Jeff Habberstad	....	second unit director (uncredited)

Art Department
Keith Alexander	....	propmaker
Steve Allen	....	propmaker foreperson
Richard 'Frog' Bain	....	propmaker
Craig Baron	....	property assistant
Brad Blei	....	set dresser
Glen Bohls	....	laborer
Mark 'Finn' Borg	....	welder
Lewis Bowen	....	paint foreperson
David Bringas	....	propmaker supervisor
Robert Brown	....	propmaker
Ryan Bust	....	stand-by greens
Marco A. Campos	....	propmaker supervisor (as Marco Campos)
Bridget Cardenas	....	stand-by painter: Los Angeles
Raul Carrera	....	greens
Michael Casey	....	set dresser: Los Angeles (as Michael P. Casey)
Dirk Clark	....	propmaker
Jack Colmenero	....	set dresser
Ronald Cox	....	propmaker supervisor
Laurence B. Davis	....	propmaker
Jeffrey DeBell	....	greens foreperson (as Jeff DeBell)
Ruth De Jong	....	art department production assistant
Patricia Dillon	....	set dresser
Derek Drewes	....	propmaker (as Derek Drews)
Jerry Farrell	....	propmaker
Tony Farrell	....	propmaker
Christopher Flournoy	....	propmaker
Neil Gahm	....	propmaker supervisor
Franco Georgianna	....	propmaker
Keith Giller	....	set dresser: Los Angeles
Sara Giustini	....	art department production assistant
Billy Guerro	....	painter
Archie Hankins	....	carpenter
Mark Hanks	....	set dresser
Claire Hassig	....	scenic artist
Kenneth Heimer	....	propmaker
Jourdan Henderson	....	art department coordinator
Eric Henshaw	....	first greens
Clint Higginbotham	....	propmaker
Allan Holder	....	propmaker (as Allen Holder)
Bill Holmquist	....	construction coordinator
Steven Curtis Husch	....	assistant property master (as Steven C. Husch)
Dean F. Janik	....	paint foreperson
Steven Kerlagon	....	paint supervisor
Jerry Kilber	....	propmaker foreperson
Garry Kirks	....	propmaker
Jim Krase	....	propmaker
Andree Lago	....	scenic artist
Peter J. Lakoff	....	set dresser: Los Angeles (as Peter Lakoff)
Amy Lamendola	....	production assistant: Los Angeles
David Lawrence	....	paint laborer
Eric Luling	....	on-set dresser
P.K. MacCarthy	....	storyboard artist
Douglas Machala	....	leadperson: Los Angeles
Michael C. Magno	....	set dresser: Los Angeles
Chandra Malone	....	propmaker
Patrick J. Martin	....	propmaker supervisor
Walt Mikolwski	....	construction foreperson (as Walter Mikowlski)
John W. Morgan	....	scenic painter
Matthew Murphy	....	set dresser: Los Angeles (as Matt Murphy)
Tyler Noel	....	laborer
Natalie Palasota	....	set dresser: Los Angeles
Anthony D. Parrillo	....	set designer: Los Angeles (as Anthony D. Parillo)
Pavel Pesta	....	scenic artist
Steve Pfauter	....	set dresser: Los Angeles
Stuart Rankine	....	property master
Jack Reeves	....	stand-by painter
Jeffrey A. Rice	....	laborer
Michael Riviere	....	propmaker (as Mickey Riviere)
David Rodriguez	....	laborer
Steve Roll	....	propmaker foreperson (as Stephen Roll)
Kyle Safarick	....	propmaker
Steve Sawhill	....	leadperson
Charles Seale	....	propmaker
Chad Simpson	....	general paint foreperson (as Chad 'Chadwick' Simpson)
Vaughn Rick Smith	....	propmaker
Michael Smothers	....	laborer
Robin Spoon	....	paint coordinator
Jason W. Spradling	....	propmaker
Carl J. Stensel	....	set designer (as Carl Stensel)
William Sterling	....	propmaker
Bobby Thomas	....	additional assistant property master
Kevin Tomasiello	....	laborer
John E. Townes	....	paint laborer
Alex Walker	....	set dresser: Los Angeles
Leon Wallace	....	painter
Robert K. Weinberger	....	propmaker foreperson (as Robert Weinberger)
Amy Wells	....	assistant set decorator: Los Angeles
Bradly V. Williams	....	laborer
Don Williams	....	propmaker
Raul V. Carrera	....	greens foreman (uncredited)
Michael Goss	....	labor (uncredited)

Sound Department
Michael Babcock	....	additional sound supervisor
Chris Barron	....	digital transferer (as Christopher Barron)
Andrew Bock	....	assistant sound
John Countryman	....	digital transferer
Kelly Doran	....	utility sound technician
Coya Elliott	....	first assistant sound editor
Jonathan Greber	....	digital transferer
J.R. Grubbs	....	sound effects editor
Robin Harlan	....	foley artist
David L. Horton Jr.	....	foley editor (as David Horton Jr.)
Bryan Jerden	....	sound effects editor
Tom Johnson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Richard King	....	sound consultant
Vanessa Lapato	....	dialogue editor
Zach Martin	....	sound recordist
Sarah Monat	....	foley artist
Timothy Nielsen	....	sound effects editor
Juan Peralta	....	assistant sound re-recording mixer
Juan Peralta	....	sound mixing technician
John Pritchett	....	sound mixer
David M. Roberts	....	boom operator
Ronald G. Roumas	....	recordist
Jeff Sawyer	....	sound effects editor
Christopher Scarabosio	....	additional re-recording mixer
Christopher Scarabosio	....	sound designer
Michael Semanick	....	sound re-recording mixer
Randy Singer	....	foley mixer
Clint Smith	....	sound recordist
Bruce Tanis	....	foley editor
Rachael Tate	....	adr recordist
Hugo Weng	....	dialogue editor
Matthew Wood	....	supervising sound editor
Christopher Flick	....	foley editor (uncredited)
Peter Gleaves	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
Hamilton Sterling	....	sound effects editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
David Blitstein	....	special effects set foreman
Steve Cremin	....	special effects coordinator
Christian Eubank	....	special effects technician (as Christian F. Eubank)
Jay King	....	special effects technician (as Jay B. King)
William D. Lee	....	special effects foreman (as William Lee)
Lee McConnell	....	special effects rigging foreman (as Lee Alan McConnell)
Brandon K. McLaughlin	....	special effects technician (as Brandon McLaughlin)
Glenn Thomas	....	special effects technician
Dennis Yeager II	....	special effects technician
Douglas D. Ziegler	....	special effects technician (as Douglas Ziegler)

Visual Effects by
Joy Carmeci	....	visual effects producer: ILM (as Joy Carmecy)
Mark Casey	....	digital effects artist
John G. Chalfant	....	CG support
Grady Cofer	....	visual effects supervisor: ILM
Amit Dhawal	....	digital artist: Digital Backlot
Christina Graff	....	visual effects producer
Paul Graff	....	visual effects supervisor: Digital Backlot
Susan Greenhow	....	visual effects producer
Sarah Grossmann	....	compositor: Digital Backlot (as Sarah Grossman)
Elizabeth Hirsch	....	visual effects production manager: Digital Backlot
Michael Honrada	....	digital effects artist
Llyr Tobias Johansen	....	production assistant
Sam Khorshid	....	lead cgi artist: Digital Backlot (as Samir Khorshid)
Erin D. O'Connor	....	visual effects coordinator: ILM (as Erin O'Connor)
Ari Sachter-Zeltzer	....	3D artist: Digital Backlot
Gregory S. Scribner	....	compositor: Digital Backlot
Robert Stromberg	....	visual effects designer
Chad Taylor	....	digital artist
David Washburn	....	digital artist: ILM
Adam Watkins	....	computer graphics supervisor: Digital Backlot

Stunts
Brian Avery	....	stunt performer
Jeff Habberstad	....	stunt coordinator
Ryan Happy	....	stunt performer
Keii Johnston	....	stunt performer
Mike Justus	....	stunt performer
Jay King	....	stunt performer (as Jay B. King)
Shawn Lane	....	stunt performer
Frank Lloyd	....	stunt performer
Jake Lombard	....	stunt performer
Mark Munoz	....	stunt performer
Denney Pierce	....	stunt performer
Myke Schwartz	....	stunt coordinator
Larry M. Shorts	....	stunt performer (as Larry Shorts)
Paul Sklar	....	stunt performer
Scott Sproule	....	stunt performer
Sean Graham	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Brad Allen	....	grip
Colin Anderson	....	Steadicam operator
Colin Anderson	....	camera operator
Justin Babin	....	grip
Robert Baumgartner	....	chief lighting technician (as Bobby Baumgartner)
Richard Boyle	....	key rigging grip: Los Angeles (as Richard J. Boyle)
Mark Carlile	....	lighting technician
John F. Cassidy	....	rigging grip: Los Angeles
Charles Crivier	....	grip
Christopher Crivier	....	best boy grip (as Chris Crivier)
Eric Cunningham	....	electrician
James C. DeGeeter	....	rigging grip: Los Angeles (as Jim Degeeter)
Joseph Dianda	....	key grip
Wes Dixon	....	electrician
François Duhamel	....	still photographer (as Francois Duhamel)
Adam Flores	....	grip (as Adam T. Flores)
Jamie Franta	....	grip
Sandy Gilzow	....	key rigging grip (as Sandy P. Gilzow)
Melinda Sue Gordon	....	still photographer
Orlando Hernandez	....	additional electrician: Los Angeles
Joe Hill	....	grip
Amy Hoffecker	....	additional electrician: Los Angeles
Barry Idoine	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Nate Johnson	....	electrician: Los Angeles
Michael Kelly	....	electrician
Curtis King	....	rigging electric: Los Angeles
Jeff Kunkel	....	dolly grip (as Jeffrey Sherman Kunkel)
Thomas D. Lairson Jr.	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Nick Lancaster	....	rigging grip
Brian Lukas	....	rigging gaffer: Los Angeles (as Brian R. Lukas)
Mark Manthey	....	rigging gaffer
Niles McElroy	....	electrician: Los Angeles
Mark Mele	....	rigging electric best boy: Los Angeles (as Mark R. Mele)
Chris Milani	....	best boy electric
Edward A. Navarro	....	grip
Jon Newell	....	rigging electric: Los Angeles
Todd England Nicodemus	....	grip (as Todd Nicodemus)
Travis Panarisi	....	rigging electric: Los Angeles
Lupe Perez Jr.	....	grip
Eric Pickett	....	video assist
Michael Pinkey	....	additional camera operator
Alan Platz	....	rigging grip: Los Angeles
David Presley	....	video assist
Brandon Roberts	....	electrician
Samantha Ryan	....	camera production assistant: Los Angeles
John Savedra	....	lighting technician
Scott Sprague	....	electrician
Larissa Supplitt	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
James 'Biff' Thomsen	....	electrician: Los Angeles
Aaron Ali Tichenor	....	camera production assistant (as Aaron Tichenor)
Fred Troeskin	....	grip: Los Angeles
Leif E. Ulvog	....	grip
Brett M. Welch	....	rigging grip best boy: Los Angeles (as Brett Welch)
Matthew W. Williams	....	film loader
Harry Zimmerman	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Heather Page	....	camera operator: "c" camera (uncredited)

Casting Department
Sande Alessi	....	extras casting
Kristan Berona	....	extras casting
Toni Cobb Brock	....	location casting
Barbara Harris	....	adr voice casting
Sally Allen	....	location casting associate (uncredited)
John Barba	....	casting associate (uncredited)
Annie Hedgpeth	....	location casting associate (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kimberly Adams-Galligan	....	assistant costume designer (as Kimberly Adams)
Eden Clark Coblenz	....	costume supervisor (as Eden Coblenz)
Elizabeth Galindo	....	costume intern
Brad Holtzman	....	on-set costumer
Kathy Kiatta	....	key costumer (as Kathleen Kiatta)
Elspeth Lauder Mickel	....	seamstress (as Elspeth Lauder)
Natasha Paczkowski	....	costume manufacturing foreperson
Andrew Slyder	....	on-set costumer: Los Angeles
Stephanie A. Steel	....	on-set costumer
Michelle Elaine Teague	....	costumer (as Michelle Teague)
Maria Tortu	....	assistant costume designer: Los Angeles (as Maria K. Tortu)
Catherine Wall	....	cutter/fitter
Yvonne Wilburn	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Kenny Becker	....	color timer
John Campuzano	....	digital opticals coordinator
Paula Greatbatch	....	first assistant editor: film (as Paula Suhy)
Peter McNulty	....	additional editor
Heather Mullen	....	dailies assistant editor
Mary Nelson-Duerrstein	....	negative cutter (as Mary Nelson-Fraser)
Tatiana S. Riegel	....	second editor
Brendan Walsh	....	second assistant editor
Tristan Mathews	....	post-production assistant (uncredited)

Music Department
Fiona Bonds	....	musician: viola
Martin Burgess	....	musician: violin
Linda Cohen	....	music supervisor
Caroline Dale	....	musician: cello
Michael Dussek	....	musician: piano
Clare Hayes	....	musician: violin
Lewis Jones	....	assistant music engineer
Paul Rabjohns	....	music editor
Simon Rhodes	....	score recordist
William Schofield	....	musician: cello
Graeme Stewart	....	music engineer: additional score
Graeme Stewart	....	score mixer: additional score
Graeme Stewart	....	score recordist: additional score
Rudolf Werthen	....	conductor
Robert Ziegler	....	conductor

Transportation Department
Oscar Acosta	....	driver
Mark Anderson	....	transportation co-captain
Skip Barbay	....	driver
Jimmie Bradford	....	driver
Ken Catando	....	transportation captain: Los Angeles (as Kenneth F. Catando)
Mack Chapman	....	driver
Curtis Clark	....	transportation captain (as Curtis E. Clark)
Anthony Detiege	....	transportation
Galo Diaz De Tuesta	....	driver
Greg Faucett	....	transportation coordinator (as Gregory Faucett)
Wayne French	....	transportation captain
Gustavo Garcia	....	driver
Stan Garner	....	train coordinator
David Holt	....	driver
Ronnie Jordan	....	driver
Donna Kelley	....	driver
Marco Lupi	....	driver
Xavier Maldonado	....	driver
Carlos Monje	....	driver
Joel Morton	....	driver
Randy Pritchett	....	driver (as Randal S. Pritchett)
Bill M. Puluti	....	transportation coordinator: Los Angeles (as Bill Puluti)
Frank Serna	....	driver
Chuck Shubb	....	picture vehicle coordinator: Los Angeles
Bob 'Smitty' Smith	....	driver
Robert 'Smitty' Smith	....	driver
James Spriggs	....	driver
Robin Stilwell	....	driver (as Robin Stillwell)
Nicholas Turpin	....	driver
Louie Villalobos	....	driver
Jimmy Walker	....	driver
Dave Wood	....	picture vehicle mechanic
William Cope	....	driver (uncredited)
Philip Henderson	....	watertruck driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Topaz Adizes	....	set production assistant
John Arszyla	....	medic
Lori A. Balton	....	location scout: Los Angeles
Megan Bertrang	....	production assistant
Roy Burger	....	animal wrangler
Robert Caballero	....	medic: Los Angeles
Daniel Cabeza	....	assistant: Mr. Rudin
Albert Chi	....	assistant: Mr. Anderson
Austin Christensen	....	location assistant
S. Todd Christensen	....	location manager
Kevin Collins	....	production assistant
Demelza Cronin	....	assistant production coordinator
Gil Dean	....	animal wrangler
Ruth De Jong	....	production assistant
William Doherty	....	production assistant
Emily Fenster	....	associate title producer
Eli Fowler	....	production assistant
Keith Gallina	....	medic: Los Angeles
David Goodin	....	second assistant accountant
Ginger Griffice	....	assistant: Mr. Day-Lewis
Cody Haynes	....	animal wrangler
Rick Hicks	....	marine coordinator: Los Angeles
Ryan Hintz	....	construction accountant
Amy Israel	....	production executive
Dominique Jaramillo	....	medic: Los Angeles
Vicki V. Johnson	....	special effects medic
Sean Kaczmarek	....	accounting clerk
Nathan Kelly	....	assistant: Mr. Rudin
Greg Knapp	....	set medic
Graham Kolbeins	....	production assistant
Joshua Krilov	....	production assistant
Christian Labarta	....	set production assistant
Mike Lane	....	client services
Ladd Lanford	....	title producer
David Little	....	livestock coordinator
Sally M. Martin	....	production assistant
Rachel McIntyre	....	production assistant
Conner McKinley	....	assistant: Ms. Sellar
Michael Miller	....	second assistant accountant
R. Andre Miller	....	office production assistant: Los Angeles
Darwin Mitchell	....	livestock coordinator: Los Angeles
Tom Mitchell	....	wrangler foreperson: Los Angeles
Amza Moglan	....	production assistant
Anthony Murphy	....	stand-in: Daniel Day-Lewis, Texas
Brent Parris	....	title coordinator
Jennifer Pedevilla	....	payroll accountant (as Jennifer Hunt)
Kate Poss	....	production secretary
James P. Queen	....	assistant: Mr. Rudin, Los Angeles (as James Queen)
Karen Ramirez	....	travel coordinator
Anna Rane	....	script supervisor
Bonnie Reeves	....	animal wrangler foreperson
Ronnie Reeves	....	animal wrangler foreman
Tara Reimers	....	production assistant
Taylor Rierden	....	production assistant
Larry Ring	....	location manager: Los Angeles
Justin Ritson	....	production assistant
Brett Robinson	....	key set staff assistant
Julianna Rose	....	additional voice
Jeff 'Buzz' Ross	....	snake wrangler
Jason Salzman	....	additional assistant production coordinator: Los Angeles
Charles E. Scott III	....	craft service assistant: Los Angeles
Corey Sklov	....	production associate
Jim Small	....	assistant location manager
Graham Sonnenberg	....	craft service
Lauren Suarez	....	production secretary: Los Angeles
Mary Sunshine	....	key production accountant
George D. Thomas	....	assistant location manager
Raigen Thornton	....	key paramedic
Jacob M. Torres	....	assistant location manager: Los Angeles
John Trujillo	....	layout board
Karen Wacker	....	production coordinator
Catherine Wall	....	cutter/filler foreperson
John Burton West	....	production coordinator: Los Angeles (as John B. West)
Ryan Young	....	production assistant
Travis Quentin Young	....	adr voice
Mimi Zora	....	production assistant: Los Angeles
Noel Davis Poyner	....	publicity intern (uncredited)

Thanks
Robert Altman	....	dedicatee
Gary Bolen	....	thanks
Mark Graziano	....	special thanks
Richard Grigsby	....	thanks
David Lanman	....	thanks (as Mayor David Lanman of Marfa, TX)
Betty MacGuire	....	thanks
Sam Rinehart	....	thanks
Troy Rinehart	....	thanks
Dale Rittenhouse	....	thanks
Tom Sherak	....	thanks
Roy Williams	....	thanks
Gil Wilson	....	thanks
Brendon Woodtaylor	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Ghoulardi Film Company
• Paramount Vantage
• Miramax Films

Distributors

• Paramount Vantage (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• Miramax Films (2007) (non-USA) (theatrical)
• Audio Visual Enterprises (2008) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International Finland (2008) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2008) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2008) (Brazil) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2008) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista Sony Pictures Releasing (BVSPR) (2008) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Falcon (2008) (Czech Republic) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Miramax Films (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
• Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (2008) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (2008) (UK) (theatrical)
• Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (2008) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (2008) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2008) (Switzerland) (DVD)
• Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
• Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2008) (Finland) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)

Special Effects

• Digital Backlot (visual effects)
• Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) (visual effects and animation)
• Pacific Title and Art Studio (opticals)

Other Companies

• Abbey Road Studios  music scored at (as Abbey Road)
• BBC Concert Orchestra  music performed by
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  remote camera systems
• Clearance Domain  rights and clearances
• Emperor Quartet, The  music performed by
• Filmtools  expendables
• Helen Uffner Vintage Clothing  vintage clothing rentals
• Hook End Manor  additional score recorded and mixed at
• J.L. Fisher  camera dollies
• Kallista Marketing & PR  international publicity
• M&H Type  title design
• Mary Nelson-Fraser & Associates  negative cutting
• Nonesuch Records  soundtrack
• Pacific Title  titles and opticals (as Pacific Title and Art Studio)
• Panavision Remote Systems  camera cranes
• Panavision  cameras and lenses
• Pivotal Post  Avid editing equipment provided by
• Skywalker Sound  post-production sound services
• Star Waggons  wardrobe trailer

Also Known As:

Oil! (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for some violence.

Runtime:

158 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | American Sign Language

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

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 Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | 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

Filming Locations:

El Mirage Dry Lake, California, USA

Company:

Ghoulardi Film Company

Trivia:

A little-known band in Manchester, UK have adopted the name of Eli and The Third Revelation in homage to the film.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: A fireside scene reveals Plainview's boot to have a waffle sole. The waffle sole was not invented nor used until the early-mid 70's.

Quotes:

Eli Sunday: How is all the work coming?
Plainview: Everything's good.
Eli Sunday: All the men are provided for?
Plainview: Of course.
Eli Sunday: Spirit's seem high. Is there... anything that you need from me? Anything the church can do for you?
Plainview: I don't believe so, no. Thank you.
Eli Sunday: I understand you've asked the people to gather round and watch the well begin tomorrow, is that right?
Plainview: That's right.
Eli Sunday: I will bless the well. Before you begin, you should introduce me. You'll see me walk up towards the oil well, and...
Plainview: The derrick.
[...]

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A powerful and emotionally draining masterpiece.

A movie that hits you like a fever, There Will Be Blood is not the type of story that gets told very often. A multi-layered portrait of all that comes with a desire for power, There Will Be Blood will leave audiences feeling exhausted and with a bitter taste in their mouths.

Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, the film is presented in an assured and confident manner. Anderson is the most naturally gifted filmmaker of his generation, a fact that is evident here. Packed with breathtaking shots and scenes of boiling intensity, the movie makes no apologies about its tendency towards the grandeur inherent in telling an epic story that spans decades. Perhaps the first thing that will strike viewers will be the unavoidable use of imagery that comes naturally when setting a story in the old west. However, Anderson's latest effort also packs enough depth and complexity to let you know that it never relies solely on this foundation. Although ripe with symbolism, There Will Be Blood does not settle for merely the pretense of poignancy by imagery. Instead it gives us complex characters that prove to be the soul of the story.

The film is anchored by the powerful presence of Daniel Day-Lewis as Daniel Plainview, a silver miner turned oilman. Day-Lewis' performance is a thing of beauty. Equal parts larger-than-life and nuanced, his Daniel Plainview perfectly embodies the spirit of a salesman while putting across the multiple layers required for the portrayal of a man with an all-too-human desire for power. Critics of Daniel Day-Lewis performance will say that his portrayal is far too theatrical, a criticism also given to his portrayal of Bill the Butcher in Gangs of New York. The reality is that Day-Lewis does not carry this to everyone of his performances. However, he knows when a character is supposed to be showman. Plainview is a salesman and without his swagger he would be nowhere as a businessman. What is truly outstanding is that, unlike lesser actors, Day-Lewis is able to bring out the more human aspects of Plainview that make him a fascinating character to watch.

Joining Day-Lewis is Paul Dano as Eli Sunday. Dano balances out his character appropriately, giving Sunday the calm and silent demeanor that stands in sharp contrast to his passion for religion. While Dano does not deliver the performance of his career in this film, he does show hints of tremendous talent in his portrayal of an evangelical preacher that stands in opposition of Plainview's search for power. The rest of the cast simply takes a supporting role amidst this struggle.

Providing the score for this conflict is Johnny Greenwood's haunting score. Greenwood manages to accentuate the barren desert setting with a score that is both minimalist and entrancing. Although it never rises to the showboating highs of Howard Shore, the music enhances the dark, pessimistic, and emotionally taxing tone of the film while never taking center stage away from the performances.

There Will Be Blood is an achievement in cinematography, acting, writing and film-making unlike anything released in 2007. It is a film that puts its focus on wholly unlikable characters and dares to take you in deeper despite this fact. Like Raging Bull, it is a character study of a man who you would not normally want to know and who you will be unable to forget about after it is all said and done. You may not want to revisit this film anytime soon, but it will be for all the right reasons. It is a powerful and emotionally draining experience.