Directing
Espen Sandberg
Born June 17, 1971 · Sandefjord, Norway (age 55)
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 · 2017Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
★ 6.72017
MovieAdventureAction
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.
Troll · 2022Troll
★ 6.62022
MovieFantasyAction
When an explosion in the Norwegian mountains awakens an ancient troll, officials appoint a fearless paleontologist to stop it from wreaking deadly havoc.
Bandidas · 2006Bandidas
★ 6.02006
MovieActionComedy
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.
Kon-Tiki · 2012Kon-Tiki
★ 6.92012
MovieAdventureHistory
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.
Amundsen · 2019Amundsen
★ 6.02019
MovieDramaHistory
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.
Max Manus: Man of War · 2008Max Manus: Man of War
★ 7.12008
MovieHistoryWar
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.
Marco Polo: One Hundred Eyes · 2015Marco Polo: One Hundred Eyes
★ 7.32015
MovieActionHistory
A defiant warrior-monk arrives at Kublai Khan's court in chains and soon earns his tragic nickname in this 30-minute origin story.
Cadaver · 2020Cadaver
★ 5.62020
MovieDramaHorror
In the aftermath of a nuclear disaster, a starving family finds hope in a charismatic hotel owner. Lured by the prospect of a free dinner, they discover that the evening's entertainment blurs the lines between performance and reality. Will they wind up the spectators or the spectacle?