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A gaze into the abyss of the human soul.

Into the Abyss

6.920111h 47mPG-13

DocumentaryCrime

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.

Directed by Werner Herzog

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CAST

The people behind the story

Werner Herzog

Werner HerzogNarrator (voice)

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Jason BurkettSelf - Convicted Murderer

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

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Damon HallSelf - Montgomery County Sheriff's Department

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Lisa Stolter-BallounSelf - Daughter and Sister to Victims

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Charles RichardsonSelf - Older Brother of Jeremy

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Jared TalbertSelf - Citizen of Conroe Texas

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Amanda WestSelf - Former Bartender