CinemaOSMovie · 2023 · 0h 53m

The Lie Detector

A Truly Unbelievable Story

80%(1)DocumentaryHistory

In the first decades of the 20th century, when life was being transformed by scientific innovations, researchers made a thrilling new claim: they could tell whether someone was lying by using a machine. Popularly known as the “lie detector,” the device transformed police work, seized headlines and was extolled in movies, TV and comics as an infallible crime-fighting tool. Husbands and wives tested each other’s fidelity. Corporations routinely tested employees’ honesty and government workers were tested for loyalty and “morals.” But the promise of the polygraph turned dark, and the lie detector too often became an apparatus of fear and intimidation. Written and directed by Rob Rapley and executive produced by Cameo George, The Lie Detector is a tale of good intentions, twisted morals and unintended consequences.

Directed byRob Rapley

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Released
Runtime
0h 53m
Language
EN
Released
January 3, 2023
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Corporation for Public Broadcasting

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Andre Braugher

Andre Braugher

Self - Narrator (voice)

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Directed by
Rob Rapley
Written by
Rob Rapley
Produced by
Rob Rapley
Emily L. Harrold

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