A down-and-out silver miner raising a son, self-made oilman Daniel Plainview, whose voracious appetite for oil turns him into a California tycoon in the early years of the 20th century. Getting the oil from the ground is an intensely physical process that later broadens into Plainview's equally indomitable urge to control land and power. Along the way, Plainview deals with a mighty derrick fire, a visit from a long-lost brother, and the ongoing involvement of Plainview's poker-faced adoptive son. Plainview's rivalry with Eli Sunday, the local preacher.
Publisher:Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Home Entertainment, c2008.
General Note: Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.Includes audio tracks and subtitles in English, French and Spanish.For private home use only.Originally released as a motion picture in 2007.Based on the novel "Oil" by Upton Sinclair.Title from container.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Director of photography, Robert Elswit ; editor, Dylan Tichenor ; music, Jonny Greenwood ; costume designer, Mark Bridges ; production designer, Jack Fisk ; visual effects supervisors, Grady Cofer, Paul Graff. PELHAM
Participant or Performer Note: Daniel Day-Lewis, Kevin J. O'Connor, Ciarán Hinds, Dillon Freasier, Barry Del Sherman, Paul F. Tompkins.