Daniel Plainview (loosely inspired by characters in Upton Sinclair's novel Oil!)

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Daniel Plainview is the ruthless, misanthropic oil prospector and central antihero of the film "There Will Be Blood," known for his obsessive pursuit of wealth and power in the early 20th-century American oil boom.

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instanceOf antihero ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
film character ⓘ
appearsIn There Will Be Blood NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedOn characters from Upton Sinclair's novel Oil! ⓘ
businessMethod exploitation of landowners ⓘ
use of deception to acquire drilling rights ⓘ
characterArc increasing isolation and moral decay ⓘ
characterStatusByEnd wealthy but isolated ⓘ
conflictType class conflict ⓘ
religious conflict with evangelical preacher ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
createdBy Paul Thomas Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ
familyRelation adoptive father of H. W. Plainview ⓘ
fictionalUniverse There Will Be Blood NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstAppearance There Will Be Blood (2007 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
genre drama ⓘ
period drama ⓘ
goal pursuit of power ⓘ
pursuit of wealth ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
medium feature film ⓘ
moralAlignment morally ambiguous ⓘ
narrativeRole antagonist to other characters ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ
notableFor conflict with Eli Sunday ⓘ
ruthless business practices in the oil industry ⓘ
notableQuote I drink your milkshake! ⓘ
notableScene bowling alley confrontation with Eli Sunday ⓘ
occupation businessman ⓘ
oil prospector ⓘ
oilman ⓘ
personalityTrait ambitious ⓘ
manipulative ⓘ
misanthropic ⓘ
obsessive ⓘ
ruthless ⓘ
violent ⓘ
portrayedBy Daniel Day-Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ
setting California oil fields NERFINISHED ⓘ
themeAssociation capitalism ⓘ
family breakdown ⓘ
greed ⓘ
loneliness ⓘ
timePeriod early 20th century ⓘ

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Daniel Plainview in There Will Be Blood → basedOn → Daniel Plainview (loosely inspired by characters in Upton Sinclair's novel Oil!) ⓘ
subject surface form: Daniel Plainview