Erik Nelson

Known for: Directing
Movies: 35

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

Best-Known Movies

7.5

Grizzly Man

2005

7.1

Cave of Forgotten Dreams

2010

6.9

Into the Abyss

2011

6.5

A Gray State

2017

7.0

Apocalypse '45

2020

6.7

The Cold Blue

2018

7.3

Dreams with Sharp Teeth

2008

5.3

Dinotasia

2012

8.7

JFK: The Final Hours

2013

7.5

Secrets of the Unknown: Tornadoes & UFOs

1989

Filmography

2019

Into the Cold Blue: Restoration and Reinvention

Himself

Directing, Writing & Producing

2025	Bullets And Blueberries	Director
2024	Daytime Revolution	Director
2020	Apocalypse '45	Director
2019	Into the Cold Blue: Restoration and Reinvention	Director
2018	The Cold Blue	Director
2017	A Gray State	Director, Producer
2016	9/11: The Longest War	Director
2014	9/10: The Final Hours	Director, Producer
2013	JFK: The Final Hours	Writer, Director
2012	Dinotasia	Director
2011	Into the Abyss	Producer
2011	History Specials: Engineering Evil	Director
2010	Cave of Forgotten Dreams	Producer
2008	Dreams with Sharp Teeth	Director, Writer
2008	Nazi Scrapbooks from Hell: The Auschwitz Albums	Director, Writer
2005	In the Edges: The 'Grizzly Man' Session	Director, Producer
2005	Grizzly Man	Producer
1989	Secrets of the Unknown: Tornadoes & UFOs	Writer, Producer
1989	Secrets of the Unknown: Bigfoot & Witches	Writer, Producer, Director
1988	Secrets of the Unknown: Poltergeists	Writer, Producer
1988	Secrets of the Unknown: Witches	Producer, Writer
1988	Secrets of the Unknown: Dreams and Nightmares	Writer, Producer
1987	Secrets of the Unknown: The Titanic	Writer, Director
1987	Secrets of the Unknown: Big Foot	Director, Writer
1987	Secrets of the Unknown: Jack the Ripper	Director, Writer
1987	Secrets of the Unknown: Hollywood Hauntings	Writer
1987	Secrets of the Unknown: Nostradamus	Writer
1987	Secrets of the Unknown: Amelia Earhart	Writer, Producer
1987	Secrets of the Unknown: Curses	Writer, Producer
1987	Secrets of the Unknown: Tornadoes	Producer, Writer
1987	Secrets of the Unknown: Pearl Harbor	Writer, Director
1987	Secrets of the Unknown: Life After Death	Writer
1987	Secrets of the Unknown: Lake Monsters	Writer
1982	Backstage Pass	Director

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