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Into the Abyss

CrimeDocumentaryDrama

Into the Abyss

2011 · 107 min · Germany · English

Into the Abyss (2011) is a solid-tier movie on goodrecmovies, rated 7.3/10 on IMDb from 18,194 votes. Updated 2026-10-27

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★ 7.3IMDb · 18k

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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10

Self - Narrator

Self - Death House Chaplin

Self - Death Row Inmate

Self - Montgomery County Sheriff's Department

Lisa Stolter-Balloun

Self - Daughter and Sister to Victims

Charles Richardson

Self - Older Brother of Jeremy

Self - Convicted Murderer

Self - Citizen of Conroe Texas

Self - Former Bartender

Delbert Burkett

Self - Jason Burkett's Father

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Top cast

10

WWerner HerzogSelf - Narrator RRichard LopezSelf - Death House Chaplin MMichael PerrySelf - Death Row Inmate DDamon HallSelf - Montgomery County Sheriff's Department LLisa Stolter-BallounSelf - Daughter and Sister to Victims CCharles RichardsonSelf - Older Brother of Jeremy JJason BurkettSelf - Convicted Murderer JJared TalbertSelf - Citizen of Conroe Texas AAmanda WestSelf - Former Bartender DDelbert BurkettSelf - Jason Burkett's Father

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