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.
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United States
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Cast
Daniel Day-Lewis— Daniel Plainview
Paul Dano— Paul Sunday / Eli Sunday
Kevin J. O'Connor— Henry
Ciarán Hinds— Fletcher Hamilton
Dillon Freasier— H.W. Plainview
Hope Elizabeth Reeves— Elizabeth
