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Crazy, Not Insane

Crazy, Not Insane

Murderers are made, not born.

2020•1h 57m•7.2/10
Documentary

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7.2/10(79)

Fascinated by the human brain and its capacity for ruthlessness, psychiatrist Dr. Dorothy Otnow Lewis has spent her life investigating the interior lives of violent people. With each case, she came closer to developing a unified field theory of what makes a killer. Along the way - steering away from the conventional wisdom of her colleagues - she explored the world of multiple personality disorder.

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Production

Jigsaw Productions, HBO Documentary Films

Language

EN

Status

Released

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Trailers & Videos

Cast

Dorothy Lewis

Self

Laura Dern

Laura Dern

Literary Voice of Dorothy Lewis (voice)

Eric Lewis

Self - Dorothy's Son

Gillian Lewis

Self - Dorothy's Daughter

Richard Burr

Self - Defense Attorney

Bill Hagmaier

Self - Former FBI Special Agent

Park Dietz

Park Dietz

Self - Forensic Psychiatrist

Catherine Yeager

Self - Clinical Psychologist

Jonathan Pincus

Self - Neurologist

Diane Sawyer

Diane Sawyer

Self (archive footage)

Bill O'Reilly

Bill O'Reilly

Self (archive footage)

Martin Scorsese

Martin Scorsese

Self (archive footage)

Robert De Niro

Robert De Niro

Self (archive footage)

Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton

Self (archive footage)

Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton

Self (archive footage)

Joe Biden

Joe Biden

Self (archive footage)

Joseph Paul Franklin

Self (archive footage)

Arthur Shawcross

Self (archive footage)

Ted Bundy

Ted Bundy

Self (archive footage)

Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler

Self (archive footage)

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