Production Companies

Paramount Vantage, Miramax, JoAnne Sellar Productions, Ghoulardi Film Company

Overview

"There will be greed. There will be vengeance."

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.