

"There will be greed. There will be vengeance."
Ruthless silver miner, turned oil prospector, Daniel Plainview, moves to oil-rich California. Using his son to project a trustworthy, family-man image, Plainview cons local landowners into selling him their valuable properties for a pittance. However, local preacher Eli Sunday suspects Plainview's motives and intentions, starting a slow-burning feud that threatens both their lives.
Daniel Plainview

Paul Sunday / Eli Sunday

Henry

Fletcher Hamilton

H.W. Plainview

Elizabeth

Mary Sunday

H. B. Ailman

Abel Sunday

Mr. Bandy
Mary Sunday (young)
Prescott

Signal Hill Man

Signal Hill Married Man

Signal Hill Woman

Mr. Bankside

Mrs. Bankside

Al Rose

H.M. Tilford

J.J. Carter
Adult H.W. Plainview

Silver Assay Worker
Silver Assay Worker
Silver Assay Worker
Silver Assay Worker
Baby H.W.
Baby H.W.
Mother Sunday
Ruth Sunday
Gene Blaize
Charlie Wrightsman
Geologist
Ben Blaut
Eli Follower
Eli Follower
Eli Follower
Oil Worker
Oil Worker
Oil Worker
Mrs. Hunter
Little Boston Doctor
William Bandy
L.P. Clair
Bartender
Standard Oil Man
Standard Oil Man
Standard Oil Man
H.W.'s Interpreter
Priest
Plainview Servant
Plainview Servant
Signal Hill Man (uncredited)

Fanny Clark (uncredited)

Blacksmith (uncredited)