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.
Verdict: Hit
> Paul Thomas Anderson (Director)
> Robert Elswit (Director of Photography)
> Eric Richard Lasko (Assistant Director)
> Adam Somner (Assistant Director)
> Ian Stone (Second Assistant Director)
> Richard Oswald (Second Assistant Director)
> Upton Sinclair (Novel)
> Paul Thomas Anderson (Writer)
