The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley (2019)

01/24/2019 (US) • 1h 59m

Documentary

Visionary. Billionaire. Fraud?

Overview

With a magical new invention that promised to revolutionize blood testing, Elizabeth Holmes became the world’s youngest self-made billionaire, heralded as the next Steve Jobs. Then, overnight, her 10-billion-dollar company dissolved. The rise and fall of Theranos is a window into the psychology of fraud.

Top Billed Cast

Elizabeth Holmes

Self - CEO and Founder of Theranos (archive footage)

Alex Gibney

Self - Narrator / Interviewer

Dan Ariely

Self - Behavioral Economist

Roger Parloff

Self - Fortune

Ken Auletta

Self - The New Yorker

Erika Cheung

Self - Lab Associate

Cheryl Gafner

Self - Receptionist

Dave Philippides

Self - Engineer

Douglas Matje

Self - Biochemist


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

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Keywords

technology

fraud

business

medical research

health documentary

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