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Crazy, Not Insane

Murderers are made, not born.

7.220201h 57mEnglish

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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Documentary
Starring

Dorothy Lewis, Laura Dern, Eric Lewis

Directed by

Alex Gibney

About

Crazy, Not Insane

Documentary

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.

Murderers are made, not born.

Information

Released
Mar 18, 2020
Runtime
1h 57m
Status
Released

Language & origin

Original audio
English
Country
US
Rating
Not rated
Directed by
Alex Gibney

Production

Studio
Jigsaw Productions
Studio
HBO Documentary Films

Cast

People in this story

DDorothy LewisSelf
Laura DernLiterary Voice of Dorothy Lewis (voice)
EEric LewisSelf - Dorothy's Son
GGillian LewisSelf - Dorothy's Daughter
RRichard BurrSelf - Defense Attorney
BBill HagmaierSelf - Former FBI Special Agent
Park DietzSelf - Forensic Psychiatrist
CCatherine YeagerSelf - Clinical Psychologist
JJonathan PincusSelf - Neurologist
Diane SawyerSelf (archive footage)
Bill O'ReillySelf (archive footage)
Martin ScorseseSelf (archive footage)

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