Into the Abyss
Documentary Crime

Into the Abyss

A gaze into the abyss of the human soul.

⭐ 6.9/10 📅 2011 ⏱ 1h 45m Released

We do not know when and how we will die. Death Row inmates do. Werner Herzog embarks on a dialogue with Death Row inmates, asks questions about life and death and looks deep into these individuals, their stories, their crimes.

🎭 Cast

Werner Herzog
Werner Herzog
Narrator (voice)
Jason Burkett
Jason Burkett
Self - Convicted Murderer
Richard Lopez
Richard Lopez
Self - Death House Chaplin (as The Reverend Richard Lopez)
Damon Hall
Damon Hall
Self - Montgomery County Sheriff's Department
Lisa Stolter-Balloun
Lisa Stolter-Balloun
Self - Daughter and Sister to Victims
Charles Richardson
Charles Richardson
Self - Older Brother of Jeremy
Jared Talbert
Jared Talbert
Self - Citizen of Conroe Texas
Amanda West
Amanda West
Self - Former Bartender
Delbert Burkett
Delbert Burkett
Self - Jason Burkett's Father
Melyssa Burkett
Melyssa Burkett
Self - Jason Burkett's Wife
Fred Allen
Fred Allen
Self - Former Captain pf Death House Team
Michael Perry
Michael Perry
Self - Death Row Inmate (as Michael James Perry)

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