Espen Sandberg

Directing

Espen Sandberg

Born

1971-06-17 (55)

Place of birth

Sandefjord, Norway

Known for

Directing

Credits

8 titles

Espen Sandberg is a Norwegian film director and advertising producer, well known to work with his childhood friend Joachim Rønning on several projects such as Bandidas (2006), Max Manus (2008), Kon-Tiki (2012) and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017).

Known for

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales poster
6.7

Thrust into an all-new adventure, a down-on-his-luck Capt. Jack Sparrow feels the winds of ill-fortune blowing even more strongly when deadly ghost sailors led by his old nemesis, the evil Capt. Salazar, escape from the Devil's Triangle. Jack's only hope of survival lies in seeking out the legendary Trident of Poseidon, but to find it, he must forge an uneasy alliance with a brilliant and beautiful astronomer and a headstrong young man in the British navy.

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

2017

Bandidas poster
6.1

When a ruthless robber baron takes away everything they cherish, a rough-and-tumble, idealistic peasant and a sophisticated heiress embark on a quest for justice, vengeance…and a few good heists.

Bandidas

2006

Kon-Tiki poster
6.9

The true story about legendary explorer Thor Heyerdahl and his epic crossing of the Pacific on a balsa wood raft in 1947, in an effort to prove it was possible for South Americans to settle in Polynesia in pre-Columbian times.

Kon-Tiki

2012

Amundsen poster
6.0

The story of Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen, the leader of the first expedition to reach the South Pole in 1911, and the first person to reach both the North and South Poles in 1926. Follows his all-consuming drive as a polar explorer and the tragedy he brought on himself and others by sacrificing everything in the icy wastelands to achieve his dream.

Amundsen

2019

Max Manus: Man of War poster
7.1

Max Manus is a Norwegian 2008 biographic war film based on the real events of the life of resistance fighter Max Manus (1914–96), after his contribution in the Winter War against the Soviet Union. The story follows Manus through the outbreak of World War II in Norway until peacetime in 1945.

Max Manus: Man of War

2008

Klown Forever poster
5.8

Frank and Casper's friendship is put to a test, when Casper decides to leave Denmark to pursue a solo career in Los Angeles. Determined to win his best friend back Frank chooses to follow Casper insuring an eventful trip.

Klown Forever

2015

Film credits

Behind the camera

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales poster
6.7

Thrust into an all-new adventure, a down-on-his-luck Capt. Jack Sparrow feels the winds of ill-fortune blowing even more strongly when deadly ghost sailors led by his old nemesis, the evil Capt. Salazar, escape from the Devil's Triangle. Jack's only hope of survival lies in seeking out the legendary Trident of Poseidon, but to find it, he must forge an uneasy alliance with a brilliant and beautiful astronomer and a headstrong young man in the British navy.

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

2017

Bandidas poster
6.1

When a ruthless robber baron takes away everything they cherish, a rough-and-tumble, idealistic peasant and a sophisticated heiress embark on a quest for justice, vengeance…and a few good heists.

Bandidas

2006

Kon-Tiki poster
6.9

The true story about legendary explorer Thor Heyerdahl and his epic crossing of the Pacific on a balsa wood raft in 1947, in an effort to prove it was possible for South Americans to settle in Polynesia in pre-Columbian times.

Kon-Tiki

2012

Amundsen poster
6.0

The story of Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen, the leader of the first expedition to reach the South Pole in 1911, and the first person to reach both the North and South Poles in 1926. Follows his all-consuming drive as a polar explorer and the tragedy he brought on himself and others by sacrificing everything in the icy wastelands to achieve his dream.

Amundsen

2019

Max Manus: Man of War poster
7.1

Max Manus is a Norwegian 2008 biographic war film based on the real events of the life of resistance fighter Max Manus (1914–96), after his contribution in the Winter War against the Soviet Union. The story follows Manus through the outbreak of World War II in Norway until peacetime in 1945.

Max Manus: Man of War

2008

Dag 1 poster
7.0

The city must be evacuated. Everything is going to hell. But a man is on his way to town. He's going to a job interview, he's nervous and repeats over and over to himself: "Sorry I'm late... Sorry I'm late."

Dag 1

1997

Dag 1 poster
7.0

The city must be evacuated. Everything is going to hell. But a man is on his way to town. He's going to a job interview, he's nervous and repeats over and over to himself: "Sorry I'm late... Sorry I'm late."

Dag 1

1997