Erik Nelson

Person

Erik Nelson

Directing

Erik Nelson is a director and producer known for his frequent collaborations with Werner Herzog.

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Known for

Popular titles

Grizzly Man

Grizzly Man

7.5 2005 Movie
Cave of Forgotten Dreams

Cave of Forgotten Dreams

7.1 2010 Movie
Into the Abyss

Into the Abyss

6.9 2011 Movie
The Bloody Hundredth

The Bloody Hundredth

7.2 2024 Movie
The U.S. vs. John Lennon

The U.S. vs. John Lennon

6.6 2006 Movie
A Gray State

A Gray State

6.5 2017 Movie
Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man

Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man

6.4 2006 Movie
The Cold Blue

The Cold Blue

6.7 2018 Movie
Apocalypse '45

Apocalypse '45

7.0 2020 Movie
Origins: The Journey of Humankind

Origins: The Journey of Humankind

6.5 2017 TV Show
Dinotasia

Dinotasia

5.3 2012 Movie
Dreams with Sharp Teeth

Dreams with Sharp Teeth

7.3 2008 Movie

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2025
    Bullets And Blueberries

    Movie Director

  2. 2024
    Daytime Revolution

    Movie Director

  3. 2024
    The Bloody Hundredth

    Movie Thanks

  4. 2020
    Apocalypse '45

    Movie Director

  5. 2019
    Into the Cold Blue: Restoration and Reinvention

    Movie Himself

  6. 2018
    The Cold Blue

    Movie Director

  7. 2017
    A Gray State

    Movie Director

  8. 2017
    Origins: The Journey of Humankind

    TV show Creator

  9. 2016
    9/11: The Longest War

    Movie Director

  10. 2014
    9/10: The Final Hours

    Movie Director

  11. 2013
    JFK: The Final Hours

    Movie Writer

  12. 2012
    Dinotasia

    Movie Director

  13. 2012
    On Death Row

    TV show Producer

  14. 2011
    Into the Abyss

    Movie Producer

  15. 2011
    History Specials: Engineering Evil

    Movie Director

  16. 2010
    Cave of Forgotten Dreams

    Movie Producer

More credits
  1. 2008
    Dreams with Sharp Teeth

    Movie Director

  2. 2008
    Nazi Scrapbooks from Hell: The Auschwitz Albums

    Movie Director

  3. 2006
    Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man

    Movie Executive Producer

  4. 2006
    The U.S. vs. John Lennon

    Movie Executive Producer

  5. 2005
    In the Edges: The 'Grizzly Man' Session

    Movie Director

  6. 2005
    Grizzly Man

    Movie Producer

  7. 2003
    Big Bucks: The Press Your Luck Scandal

    Movie Executive Producer

  8. 2000
    UFO Over Illinois

    Movie Executive Producer

  9. 1989
    Secrets of the Unknown: Tornadoes & UFOs

    Movie Writer

  10. 1989
    Secrets of the Unknown: Bigfoot & Witches

    Movie Writer

  11. 1988
    Secrets of the Unknown: Dreams and Nightmares

    Movie Writer

  12. 1988
    Secrets of the Unknown: Witches

    Movie Producer

  13. 1988
    Secrets of the Unknown: Poltergeists

    Movie Writer

  14. 1987
    Secrets of the Unknown: Pearl Harbor

    Movie Writer

  15. 1987
    Secrets of the Unknown: Curses

    Movie Writer

  16. 1987
    Secrets of the Unknown: Tornadoes

    Movie Producer

  17. 1987
    Secrets of the Unknown: Jack the Ripper

    Movie Director

  18. 1987
    Secrets of the Unknown: Amelia Earhart

    Movie Writer

  19. 1987
    Secrets of the Unknown: The Titanic

    Movie Writer

  20. 1987
    Secrets of the Unknown: Lake Monsters

    Movie Writer

  21. 1987
    Secrets of the Unknown: Big Foot

    Movie Director

  22. 1987
    Secrets of the Unknown: Life After Death

    Movie Writer

  23. 1987
    Secrets of the Unknown: Hollywood Hauntings

    Movie Writer

  24. 1987
    Secrets of the Unknown: Nostradamus

    Movie Writer