Menahem Golan

Film director

1929 –

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Who is Menahem Golan?

Menahem Golan is an Israeli director and producer. He has produced movies for such stars as Sean Connery, Sylvester Stallone, Chuck Norris, Jean-Claude Van Damme, and Charles Bronson, and was known for a period as a producer of comic book-style movies like Masters of the Universe, Superman IV: The Quest for Peace, Captain America, and his aborted attempt to bring Spider-Man to the silver screen. Using the pen name of Joseph Goldman, Golan has also written and "polished" film scripts. He was co-owner of Golan-Globus with his cousin Yoram Globus. Golan produced about 200 films, directed 44, won 8 times the Violin David Awards and The Israel Prize in Cinema.

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Born
May 31, 1929
Tiberias
Also known as
  • Joseph Goldman
  • Menachem Golan
  • Menachem Golam
  • Menahem Globus
Religion
  • Judaism
Nationality
  • Israel
Profession
Education
  • New York University
Employment
  • The Cannon Group
    (1979 - 1989)

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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