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?

    <p>Berlin International Film Festival</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Daniel Day-Lewis</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>American Film Institute</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How much did the film gross worldwide?

    <p>$76.2 million</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Special Artistic Contribution Award</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Eight</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Robert Elswit</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who does Daniel adopt after the death of a worker?

    <p>H.W.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Eli demand in exchange for the property?

    <p>$10,000 for his church</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens during the oil drilling?

    <p>A gas blowout destroys the drilling infrastructure</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why does Eli blame the disasters during oil drilling?

    <p>Daniel's refusal to allow the well to be blessed</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Henry</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Daniel do when he becomes suspicious of Henry?

    <p>Murders him</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>To publicly repent in Eli's church</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>To establish his own drilling company</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>He is a bastard from a basket</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Daniel do to Eli in the end?

    <p>Murders him with a bowling pin</p> 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'?

    <p>The driving force of capitalism</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Oil.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Paul Thomas Anderson</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>He felt it was not a proper adaptation</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Daniel Day-Lewis</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>The confidence from Paul Thomas Anderson</p> 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?

    <p>I drink your milkshake.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>A biblical parable</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Read Upton Sinclair's works</p> 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?

    <p>Visit oil museums in Bakersfield</p> Signup and view all the answers

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