The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley

2019·119'

Letterboxd TMDB #566228

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.

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