

Into the Abyss
A gaze into the abyss of the human soul.
6.9294 votes on TMDB2011Movie1h 47m
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.
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Werner Herzog
Narrator (voice)
- J
Jason Burkett
Self - Convicted Murderer
- R
Richard Lopez
Self - Death House Chaplin (as The Reverend Richard Lopez)
- D
Damon Hall
Self - Montgomery County Sheriff's Department
- L
Lisa Stolter-Balloun
Self - Daughter and Sister to Victims
- C
Charles Richardson
Self - Older Brother of Jeremy
- J
Jared Talbert
Self - Citizen of Conroe Texas
- A
Amanda West
Self - Former Bartender
- D
Delbert Burkett
Self - Jason Burkett's Father
- M
Melyssa Burkett
Self - Jason Burkett's Wife
- F
Fred Allen
Self - Former Captain pf Death House Team
- M
Michael Perry
Self - Death Row Inmate (as Michael James Perry)
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