2011

1h 40m

6.6(96 votes)

Documentary

Overview

Filmmaker Liz Garbus investigates the mysterious tragedy of Diane Schuler in an effort to understand what went wrong.

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47 members

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Jesse Temple

Self (voice) (archive sound)

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Brad Katinas

Self (voice) (archive sound)

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Diane Schuler

Self (voice) (archive sound)

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Jay Schuler

Self - Diane's Sister-in-Law

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Michael Realmuto

Self (archive footage)

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Daniel Schuler

Self - Diane's Husband

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Jimmy Schuler

Self - Daniel's Brother & Jay's Husband

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Warren Hance

Self - Diane's Brother (voice) (archive sound)

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Dominic Barbara

Self - Schuler Attorney

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Evan Schuler

Self - Jay's Son

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Ann Scott

Self - Owner, Hunter Lake Campground

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James Boyle

Self - Investigator, New York State Police

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Joseph Becerra

Self - Investigator, New York State Police

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Michael E. Archer

Self - Accident Reconstructionist

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Bryan Schuler

Self - Sole Survivor of Accident

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Roseann Guzzo

Self - Guy Bastardi's Sister

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Margaret Nicotina

Self - Guy Bastardi's Sister

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Joseph Longo

Self - Daniel Longo's Brother

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Gerald Salerno

Self - Witness

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Francis Bagley

Self - Witness

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Jean Bagley

Self - Witness

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Kristine Puvogel

Self - Diane's Childhood Friend

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Michelle Federlein

Self - Diane's Childhood Friend

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Nicole Messina

Self - Diane's Childhood Friend

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Harold Bursztajn

Self - Forensic Psychiatrist, Harvard Medical School

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Irene Schuler

Self - Daniel's Mother

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Joseph Schuler

Self - Daniel's Father

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Sue Troccoli

Self – Diane's Coworker

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Noreen Smyth

Self - Diane's Friend

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Oprah Winfrey

Self (archive footage)

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Tom Ruskin

Self - Private Investigator (voice)

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Steve Fishman

Self - Journalist, New York Magazine

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Christine Lipani

Self - Diane's Best Friend

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Kenneth J. Cano

Self - Zone Sergeant, New York State Police

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Betsy Spratt

Self - Director of Toxicology, Westchester County

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Carol Weiss

Self - Addiction Psychiatrist, Weill Cornell Medical College

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Peter Royal

Self - Witness

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Elaine Royal

Self - Witness

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Peter Grotto

Self - Witness

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Emily Friedberg

Self - Witness

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Richard Morel

Self - Witness

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Lorna Ramos-Morel

Self - Witness

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Werner Spitz

Self - Medical Examiner

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Edward Blaikie

Self - Witness

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Kevin Martz

Self - Witness

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Joseph LaGrippo

Self - Former Chief, Hawthorne Fire Department

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Liz Garbus

Self - Interviewer (voice)

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