Into the Abyss (2011)

  • PG-13
  • 09/02/2011 (US)
  • Documentary, Crime
  • 1h 45m

A gaze into the abyss of the human soul.

Overview

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.

Werner Herzog

Director, Writer

Cast

Werner Herzog's headshot

Werner Herzog

Narrator (voice)
Jason Burkett's headshot

Jason Burkett

Self - Convicted Murderer
Richard Lopez's headshot

Richard Lopez

Self - Death House Chaplin (as The Reverend Richard Lopez)
Damon Hall's headshot

Damon Hall

Self - Montgomery County Sheriff's Department
Lisa Stolter-Balloun's headshot

Lisa Stolter-Balloun

Self - Daughter and Sister to Victims
Charles Richardson's headshot

Charles Richardson

Self - Older Brother of Jeremy
Jared Talbert's headshot

Jared Talbert

Self - Citizen of Conroe Texas
Amanda West's headshot

Amanda West

Self - Former Bartender

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