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Erik Nelson

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

Known For

Grizzly Man

75%

Producer

2005

Cave of Forgotten Dreams

71%

Producer

2010

Into the Abyss

69%

Producer

2011

The U.S. vs. John Lennon

66%

Executive Producer

2006

The Bloody Hundredth

72%

Thanks

2024

A Gray State

64%

Director

2017

Apocalypse '45

70%

Director

2020

The Cold Blue

67%

Director

2018

Bullets And Blueberries

Director

2025

Daytime Revolution

100%

Director

2024

The Bloody Hundredth

72%

Thanks

2024

Apocalypse '45

70%

Director

2020

Into the Cold Blue: Restoration and Reinvention

Into the Cold Blue: Restoration and Reinvention

Himself

2019

Into the Cold Blue: Restoration and Reinvention

Into the Cold Blue: Restoration and Reinvention

Director

2019

The Cold Blue

67%

Director

2018

A Gray State

64%

Director

2017

A Gray State

64%

Producer

2017

Origins: The Journey of Humankind

65%

Creator

2017

9/11: The Longest War

Director

2016

The Final Days of Anne Frank

Director

2015

9/10: The Final Hours

100%

Director

2014

9/10: The Final Hours

100%

Producer

2014

JFK: The Final Hours

87%

Director

2013

JFK: The Final Hours

87%

Writer

2013

Dinotasia

53%

Director

2012

On Death Row

68%

Producer

2012

Into the Abyss

69%

Producer

2011

History Specials: Engineering Evil

Director

2011

Cave of Forgotten Dreams

71%

Producer

2010

Dreams with Sharp Teeth

73%

Director

2008

Dreams with Sharp Teeth

73%

Writer

2008

Nazi Scrapbooks from Hell: The Auschwitz Albums

80%

Director

2008

Nazi Scrapbooks from Hell: The Auschwitz Albums

80%

Writer

2008

Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man

64%

Executive Producer

2006

The U.S. vs. John Lennon

66%

Executive Producer

2006

In the Edges: The 'Grizzly Man' Session

Director

2005