Into the Abyss

A gaze into the abyss of the human soul.

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.

Documentary Crime

Werner Herzog

(Narrator (voice))

Jason Burkett

(Self - Convicted Murderer)

Richard Lopez

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

Damon Hall

(Self - Montgomery County Sheriff's Department)

Lisa Stolter-Balloun

(Self - Daughter and Sister to Victims)

Charles Richardson

(Self - Older Brother of Jeremy)

Jared Talbert

(Self - Citizen of Conroe Texas)

Amanda West

(Self - Former Bartender)

Delbert Burkett

(Self - Jason Burkett's Father)

Melyssa Burkett

(Self - Jason Burkett's Wife)

Fred Allen

(Self - Former Captain pf Death House Team)

Michael Perry

(Self - Death Row Inmate (as Michael James Perry))

Kristen Willis

(Self)

Jeremy Richardson

(Self)