Into the Abyss
In Theaters
November 11, 2011
Runtime: 1h 45m
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 & Crew
Werner Herzog
Narrator (voice)
- JB
Jason Burkett
Self - Convicted Murderer
- RL
Richard Lopez
Self - Death House Chaplin (as The Reverend Richard Lopez)
- DH
Damon Hall
Self - Montgomery County Sheriff's Department
- LS
Lisa Stolter-Balloun
Self - Daughter and Sister to Victims
- CR
Charles Richardson
Self - Older Brother of Jeremy
- JT
Jared Talbert
Self - Citizen of Conroe Texas
- AW
Amanda West
Self - Former Bartender
- DB
Delbert Burkett
Self - Jason Burkett's Father
- MB
Melyssa Burkett
Self - Jason Burkett's Wife
- FA
Fred Allen
Self - Former Captain pf Death House Team
- MP
Michael Perry
Self - Death Row Inmate (as Michael James Perry)
- KW
Kristen Willis
Self
- JR
Jeremy Richardson
Self
Werner Herzog
Director
Werner Herzog
Writer
Media
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