The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley

"Visionary. Billionaire. Fraud?"

2019 1h 59m EN

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★7.0TMDB · 316🍅78%Rotten Tomatoes●66Metacritic★7.2IMDB · 16,967

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Synopsis

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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.

“Visionary. Billionaire. Fraud?”

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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

Credits

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Director: Alex Gibney
Writers: Alex Gibney
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Alex Gibney, shot by Lincoln Else. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Will Bates. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Andy Grieve shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Elizabeth Holmes and Alex Gibney and Dan Ariely carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Visionary. Billionaire. Fraud?".

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IMDB entry: tt8488126 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Alex Gibney directs. Lincoln Else behind the camera. Will Bates scores. Andy Grieve cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 7 years ago.
2Directed by Alex Gibney, shot by Lincoln Else. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Will Bates. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Andy Grieve shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Elizabeth Holmes and Alex Gibney and Dan Ariely carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Visionary. Billionaire. Fraud?".
7IMDB entry: tt8488126 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.