Into the Abyss
“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.
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Cast
14 people
Werner Herzog
Narrator (voice)
Known for
Jack Reacher
The Mandalorian
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)
Werner Herzog Director · Mark degli Antoni Composer Peter Zeitlinger Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $394K · United States release November 11, 2011 · Produced in United States, Germany, Canada, United Kingdom
Box office
Worldwide gross
$393,714
Production
Creative Differences
Production
Skellig Rock
Production
Werner Herzog Filmproduktion
Production
Investigation Discovery
Production
Revolver Entertainment
Production
Spring Films
Production
IFC Films
Studio
United States · Germany · Canada · United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · September 2, 2011
Premiere · Telluride Film festival
United States · November 11, 2011
Theatrical
France
October 24, 2012 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
March 30, 2012 · Theatrical
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