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Crazy, Not Insane

Crazy, Not Insane

Murderers are made, not born.

20207.21h 57m

Overview

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.

Directed by Alex Gibney
Written by Alex Gibney
Produced by Joey Marra, Alex Gibney, Erin Edeiken
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Top Cast

D

Dorothy Lewis

Self

Laura Dern

Laura Dern

Literary Voice of Dorothy Lewis (voice)

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Eric Lewis

Self - Dorothy's Son

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Gillian Lewis

Self - Dorothy's Daughter

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Richard Burr

Self - Defense Attorney

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Bill Hagmaier

Self - Former FBI Special Agent

Park Dietz

Park Dietz

Self - Forensic Psychiatrist

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Catherine Yeager

Self - Clinical Psychologist

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Jonathan Pincus

Self - Neurologist

Diane Sawyer

Diane Sawyer

Self (archive footage)

Themes & Keywords

serial killermurdererpsychiatristdissociative identity disordertraumatized childdissociative identitiesdissociative amnesiadissociation

About Crazy, Not Insane

Crazy, Not Insane is a documentary film released in 2020 exploring themes of serial killer, murderer, psychiatrist, dissociative identity disorder, traumatized child, dissociative identities. Directed by Alex Gibney, it stars Dorothy Lewis, Laura Dern, Eric Lewis. 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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