American Experience

The Lie Detector

Directed by Rob Rapley
TV-PG
S35 • E1    Jan 2, 2023    53m
7.2
Discover the story of the polygraph, the controversial device that transformed modern police work, seized headlines and was extolled as an infallible crime-fighting tool. A tale of good intentions, twisted morals and unintended consequences.

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Cast of The Lie Detector

  • Ken AlderSelf - Historian
  • Frankie Y. BaileySelf - Criminologist
  • Andre BraugherNarrator
  • Geoffrey C. BunnSelf - Psychologist
  • Douglas FloweSelf - Historian
  • Alger HissSelf
  • Matthew Barry JohnsonSelf - Psychologist
  • Leonarde KeelerSelf
  • Lisa Kort-ButlerSelf - Sociologist
  • J. Patrick O'BurkeSelf - Polygraph Examiner
  • Ken QuattroSelf - Writer
  • Jack WebbSelf
  • Rob RapleyDirector / Writer / Producer
  • Emily L. HarroldProducer

 

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