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Who directed the film There Will Be Blood?
Who stars as Daniel Plainview in the film?
Which novel is the film loosely based on?
Which film festival awarded There Will Be Blood with the Silver Bear Award for Best Director?
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Who won the Academy Award for Best Leading Actor for his performance in the film?
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Which organization included There Will Be Blood in their 'top ten' list for 2007?
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How much did the film gross worldwide?
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Which award did Jonny Greenwood receive for his score in the film?
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How many Oscars was There Will Be Blood nominated for at the 80th Academy Awards?
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Who won the award for Best Cinematography at the 80th Academy Awards?
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Who does Daniel adopt after the death of a worker?
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What does Eli demand in exchange for the property?
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What happens during the oil drilling?
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Why does Eli blame the disasters during oil drilling?
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Who arrives claiming to be Daniel's half-brother?
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What does Daniel do when he becomes suspicious of Henry?
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What does Bandy want from Daniel in exchange for an easement for the pipeline?
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What does H.W. ask his father to do?
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What does Daniel reveal about H.W.'s origins?
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What does Daniel do to Eli in the end?
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According to David Denby of The New Yorker, what is the main theme of the film 'There Will Be Blood'?
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What book did Eric Schlosser read that led him to purchase the film rights?
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Who approached Eric Schlosser first about adapting the book 'Oil.' into a film?
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Why did Paul Thomas Anderson change the title from 'Oil.' to 'There Will Be Blood'?
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Who did Paul Thomas Anderson write the screenplay for with 'There Will Be Blood' in mind?
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What convinced Daniel Day-Lewis to do the film 'There Will Be Blood'?
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What line in the final scene of 'There Will Be Blood' was paraphrased from a quote by Albert Fa?
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What did James Christopher of The Times view the film 'There Will Be Blood' as?
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What did Eric Schlosser do after finishing writing 'Fast Food Nation'?
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What did Paul Thomas Anderson do to get a sense of where his script for 'There Will Be Blood' was going?
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