The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley (2019)
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.
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| Original Language | en |
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Directed By
Alex Gibney
Crew
Charlotte Kaufman
Charlie Beyer
Monica Mayorga
Jason Blalock
Derek Ng
Allie Leone
Alex Gibney
Jessie Deeter
Alex Gibney
Erin Edeiken
Nick Bilton
Graydon Carter
Alex Gibney
Peter Elkind
Alexis Johnson
Ophelia Harutyunyan
Jessica Sanders
Stacey Offman
Nancy Abraham
Andy Grieve
Richard Perello
Sara Bernstein
Will Bates
Chris Kasick
Lincoln Else
Antonio Rossi
TOP 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
Ryan Wistort
Self - Research & Development
Tony Nugent
Self - Vice President, Product Development
Phyllis Gardner
Self - Professor of Medicine, Stanford University
Channing Robertson
Self - Theranos Advisor
Don Lucas
Self - Investor
Tim Draper
Self - Investor
Tyler Shultz
Self - Research Engineer
Rochelle Gibbons
Self - Ian Gibbons' Wife
Matt Hernan
Self - Facilities Coordinator
Patrick O'Neill
Self - Chief Creative Officer
Errol Morris
Self
Stephanie Seitz
Self
Serena Stewart
Self - Phlebotomy Trainer
John Carreyrou
Self - The Wall Street Journal, Author, Bad Blood
David Boies III
Self - Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP
Ramesh Balwani
Self - President and Chief Operating Officer (archive footage)
Pattie Sellers
Self (archive footage)
Charlie Rose
Self (archive footage)
Thomas A. Edison
Self (archive footage)
George Shultz
Self (archive footage)
James Mattis
Self (archive footage)
Henry Kissinger
Self (archive footage)
Joe Biden
Self (archive footage)
Bill Clinton
Self (archive footage)
Richard Nixon
Self (archive footage)
Barack Obama
Self (archive footage)
Rupert Murdoch
Self (archive footage)
Heather King
Self (archive footage)
Sanjay Gupta
Self (archive footage)
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