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The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley

The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley

Visionary. Billionaire. Fraud?

Genres

Documentary

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

119 mins

Rating

7.054/10

Release Date

24 January 2019

Country

United States of America

Cast

Elizabeth Holmes

Elizabeth Holmes

Self - CEO and Founder of Theranos (archive footage)

Alex Gibney

Alex Gibney

Self - Narrator / Interviewer

Dan Ariely

Dan Ariely

Self - Behavioral Economist

Roger Parloff

Roger Parloff

Self - Fortune

Ken Auletta

Ken Auletta

Self - The New Yorker

Erika Cheung

Erika Cheung

Self - Lab Associate

Cheryl Gafner

Cheryl Gafner

Self - Receptionist

Dave Philippides

Dave Philippides

Self - Engineer

Douglas Matje

Douglas Matje

Self - Biochemist

Ryan Wistort

Ryan Wistort

Self - Research & Development

Tony Nugent

Tony Nugent

Self - Vice President, Product Development

Phyllis Gardner

Phyllis Gardner

Self - Professor of Medicine, Stanford University

Channing Robertson

Channing Robertson

Self - Theranos Advisor

Don Lucas

Don Lucas

Self - Investor

Tim Draper

Tim Draper

Self - Investor

Tyler Shultz

Tyler Shultz

Self - Research Engineer

Rochelle Gibbons

Rochelle Gibbons

Self - Ian Gibbons' Wife

Matt Hernan

Matt Hernan

Self - Facilities Coordinator

Patrick O'Neill

Patrick O'Neill

Self - Chief Creative Officer

Errol Morris

Errol Morris

Self

Stephanie Seitz

Stephanie Seitz

Self

Serena Stewart

Serena Stewart

Self - Phlebotomy Trainer

John Carreyrou

John Carreyrou

Self - The Wall Street Journal, Author, Bad Blood

David Boies III

David Boies III

Self - Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP

Ramesh Balwani

Ramesh Balwani

Self - President and Chief Operating Officer (archive footage)

Pattie Sellers

Pattie Sellers

Self (archive footage)

Charlie Rose

Charlie Rose

Self (archive footage)

Thomas A. Edison

Thomas A. Edison

Self (archive footage)

George Shultz

George Shultz

Self (archive footage)

James Mattis

James Mattis

Self (archive footage)

Henry Kissinger

Henry Kissinger

Self (archive footage)

Joe Biden

Joe Biden

Self (archive footage)

Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton

Self (archive footage)

Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon

Self (archive footage)

Barack Obama

Barack Obama

Self (archive footage)

Rupert Murdoch

Rupert Murdoch

Self (archive footage)

Heather King

Heather King

Self (archive footage)

Sanjay Gupta

Sanjay Gupta

Self (archive footage)

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