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Into the Abyss

Into the Abyss

# A gaze into the abyss of the human soul.
Documentary   Crime
📜 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.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 2011-11-11
⌚ Running Time: 105 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.9

Beloved Cast

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

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