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There Will Be Blood

By Paul Thomas Anderson from the novel by Upton Sinclair - Film

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Roles

  • Daniel Plainview - Adult (36-50), Male

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Daniel Plainview's pitch to landowners

Summary

The film follows the rise to power of Daniel Plainview (Daniel Day Lewis) a hard working and charismatic oil prospector at the turn of the century. After hitting it big with a well, he moves down to southern California. In this monologue, he is pitching a group of landowners that he hopes will get in business with him. He argues he is a successful oilman who knows the business inside and out and can be trusted....

Tone

PersuasiveSpeech

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