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Into the Abyss

20116.9 / 10105 min

Documentary, Crime

Overview

A gaze into the abyss of the human soul.

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

Narrator (voice)

Jason Burkett

Self - Convicted Murderer

Richard Lopez

Self - Death House Chaplin (as The Reverend Richard Lopez)

Damon Hall

Self - Montgomery County Sheriff's Department

Lisa Stolter-Balloun

Self - Daughter and Sister to Victims

Charles Richardson

Self - Older Brother of Jeremy

Jared Talbert

Self - Citizen of Conroe Texas

Amanda West

Self - Former Bartender

Delbert Burkett

Self - Jason Burkett's Father

Melyssa Burkett

Self - Jason Burkett's Wife

Fred Allen

Self - Former Captain pf Death House Team

Michael Perry

Self - Death Row Inmate (as Michael James Perry)

Kristen Willis

Self

Jeremy Richardson

Self

Crew

Werner Herzog

Director

Werner Herzog

Writer

Mark degli Antoni

Original Music Composer

Peter Zeitlinger

Director of Photography

Joe Bini

Editor

Werner Herzog

Producer

Erik Nelson

Producer

Mark degli Antoni

Music