Into the Abyss

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.

• Werner HerzogDirector
• Werner HerzogWriter
• Mark degli AntoniOriginal Music Composer

• Werner HerzogNarrator (voice)
• Jason BurkettSelf - Convicted Murderer
• Richard LopezSelf - Death House Chaplin (as The Reverend Richard Lopez)
• Damon HallSelf - Montgomery County Sheriff's Department
• Lisa Stolter-BallounSelf - Daughter and Sister to Victims
• Charles RichardsonSelf - Older Brother of Jeremy
• Jared TalbertSelf - Citizen of Conroe Texas
• Amanda WestSelf - Former Bartender
• Delbert BurkettSelf - Jason Burkett's Father
• Melyssa BurkettSelf - Jason Burkett's Wife
• Fred AllenSelf - Former Captain pf Death House Team
• Michael PerrySelf - Death Row Inmate (as Michael James Perry)