Into the Abyss

2011 6.9 (267 votes) 1h 45m

Genres

Documentary Crime

Production Companies

Creative Differences
Skellig Rock
Werner Herzog Filmproduktion
Investigation Discovery
Revolver Entertainment
Spring Films

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.

Key Crew

Director: Werner Herzog

Writer: Werner Herzog

Director of Photography: Peter Zeitlinger

Producer: Werner Herzog, Erik Nelson

Top 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

Videos

Trailer

Official Film Trailer

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