The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2019-01-24
Runtime: 119 mins
Director: Alex Gibney
Writer: Alex Gibney
Spoken language: English
Genres: Documentary
Original title: The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
Production Companies: Jigsaw Productions, HBO Documentary Films
Production Countries: United States of America
Cast
Elizabeth Holmes
Alex Gibney
Dan Ariely
Roger Parloff
Ken Auletta
Erika Cheung
Cheryl Gafner
Dave Philippides
Douglas Matje
Ryan Wistort
Tony Nugent
Phyllis Gardner
Channing Robertson
Don Lucas
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