"A gaze into the abyss of the human soul." 11 November 2011 Crime, Factual 107 mins
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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Werner Herzog as Narrator (voice)
Jason Burkett as Self - Convicted Murderer
Richard Lopez as Self - Death House Chaplin (as The Reverend Richard Lopez)
Damon Hall as Self - Montgomery County Sheriff's Department
Lisa Stolter-Balloun as Self - Daughter and Sister to Victims
Charles Richardson as Self - Older Brother of Jeremy
Jared Talbert as Self - Citizen of Conroe Texas
Amanda West as Self - Former Bartender
Delbert Burkett as Self - Jason Burkett's Father
Melyssa Burkett as Self - Jason Burkett's Wife
Fred Allen as Self - Former Captain pf Death House Team
Michael Perry as Self - Death Row Inmate (as Michael James Perry)
Kristen Willis as Self
Jeremy Richardson as Self
Werner Herzog Director
Werner Herzog Writer
Mark De Gli Antoni Original Music Composer
Peter Zeitlinger Director of Photography
Joe Bini Editor
Werner Herzog Producer
Erik Nelson Producer
Mark De Gli Antoni Music
Into the Abyss: A Tale of Death, A Tale of Life Trailer
France 24 October 2012
United Kingdom 30 March 2012
United States 02 September 2011
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23 October 2011
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27 April 2011
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27 June 2011
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