There Will Be Blood" Film Quiz

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Who directed the film There Will Be Blood?

Daniel Day-Lewis
Upton Sinclair
Jonny Greenwood
Paul Thomas Anderson (correct)

Who stars as Daniel Plainview in the film?

Paul Dano
Ciarán Hinds
Daniel Day-Lewis (correct)
Kevin J. O'Connor

Which novel is the film loosely based on?

There Will Be Blood
The Silver Miner
No Country for Old Men
Oil. (correct)

Which film festival awarded There Will Be Blood with the Silver Bear Award for Best Director?

Berlin International Film Festival (B) Signup and view all the answers

Who won the Academy Award for Best Leading Actor for his performance in the film?

Daniel Day-Lewis (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which organization included There Will Be Blood in their 'top ten' list for 2007?

American Film Institute (C) Signup and view all the answers

How much did the film gross worldwide?

$76.2 million (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which award did Jonny Greenwood receive for his score in the film?

Special Artistic Contribution Award (D) Signup and view all the answers

How many Oscars was There Will Be Blood nominated for at the 80th Academy Awards?

Eight (D) Signup and view all the answers

Who won the award for Best Cinematography at the 80th Academy Awards?

Robert Elswit (D) Signup and view all the answers

Who does Daniel adopt after the death of a worker?

H.W. (B) Signup and view all the answers

What does Eli demand in exchange for the property?

$10,000 for his church (D) Signup and view all the answers

What happens during the oil drilling?

A gas blowout destroys the drilling infrastructure (D) Signup and view all the answers

Why does Eli blame the disasters during oil drilling?

Daniel's refusal to allow the well to be blessed (A) Signup and view all the answers

Who arrives claiming to be Daniel's half-brother?

Henry (B) Signup and view all the answers

What does Daniel do when he becomes suspicious of Henry?

Murders him (D) Signup and view all the answers

What does Bandy want from Daniel in exchange for an easement for the pipeline?

To publicly repent in Eli's church (B) Signup and view all the answers

What does H.W. ask his father to do?

To establish his own drilling company (C) Signup and view all the answers

What does Daniel reveal about H.W.'s origins?

He is a bastard from a basket (D) Signup and view all the answers

What does Daniel do to Eli in the end?

Murders him with a bowling pin (D) Signup and view all the answers

According to David Denby of The New Yorker, what is the main theme of the film 'There Will Be Blood'?

The driving force of capitalism (D) Signup and view all the answers

What book did Eric Schlosser read that led him to purchase the film rights?

Oil. (D) Signup and view all the answers

Who approached Eric Schlosser first about adapting the book 'Oil.' into a film?

Paul Thomas Anderson (B) Signup and view all the answers

Why did Paul Thomas Anderson change the title from 'Oil.' to 'There Will Be Blood'?

He felt it was not a proper adaptation (A) Signup and view all the answers

Who did Paul Thomas Anderson write the screenplay for with 'There Will Be Blood' in mind?

Daniel Day-Lewis (D) Signup and view all the answers

What convinced Daniel Day-Lewis to do the film 'There Will Be Blood'?

The confidence from Paul Thomas Anderson (A) Signup and view all the answers

What line in the final scene of 'There Will Be Blood' was paraphrased from a quote by Albert Fa?

I drink your milkshake. (B) Signup and view all the answers

What did James Christopher of The Times view the film 'There Will Be Blood' as?

A biblical parable (B) Signup and view all the answers

What did Eric Schlosser do after finishing writing 'Fast Food Nation'?

Read Upton Sinclair's works (D) Signup and view all the answers

What did Paul Thomas Anderson do to get a sense of where his script for 'There Will Be Blood' was going?

Visit oil museums in Bakersfield (A) Signup and view all the answers