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Menahem Golan

Highest Rated: 100% Love Streams (1984)

Lowest Rated: 0% American Ninja (1985)

Birthday: May 31, 1929

Birthplace: Tiberias, Palestine

After directing for the stage in Israel, Menahem Golan found his way to the US as one of Roger Corman's many young proteges. Upon his return to Israel he and Globus helped build that country's film industry, producing, and sometimes directing, several prestige productions such as "Sallah Shabati" (1964). In 1979, the team moved to Hollywood, taking control of the Cannon group, and in the following decade consistently turned out art-house productions, such as John Cassavetes' "Love Streams" (1984) and Jean-Luc Godard's "King Lear" (1987), critical successes like Barbet Schroeder's "Barfly" (1987), and formula action thrillers including "The Delta Force" (1986) and "Over the Top" (1987), both directed by Golan. The partnership dissolved in 1989 with Golan resigning from Cannon to head the 21st Century Film Corporation and Globus becoming CEO of Pathe International. Menahem Golan died at his home in Jaffa, Israel, on August 8. 2014.

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Highest rated movies

100% 88% Love Streams
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94% 73% A Cry in the Dark
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83% 76% Runaway Train
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79% 44% Fool for Love
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77% 65% The Last American Virgin
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76% 82% Barfly
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71% 50% That Championship Season
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68% 68% Night of the Living Dead
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67% 45% Street Smart
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64% 79% Shy People
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet Deodato Holocaust Menahem Golan (Character) - 2019
No Score Yet 100% Hollywood Banker Unknown (Character) - 2014
No Score Yet 55% The Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon Films Unknown (Character) - 2014
No Score Yet 58% Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay! Screenwriter $87.2K 2009
No Score Yet 0% The Killing Grounds Producer - 2007
No Score Yet No Score Yet Wild Dogs Producer - 2007
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Dangerous Dance Director,
Screenwriter,
Producer
- 2007
No Score Yet No Score Yet Days of Love Director,
Screenwriter,
Producer
- 2005
No Score Yet No Score Yet Return From India Director - 2002
No Score Yet 30% Crime and Punishment Director,
Writer,
Producer
- 2002
No Score Yet No Score Yet Death Game Director,
Producer
- 2001
No Score Yet 9% After Sex Executive Producer - 2000
No Score Yet 20% Delta Force One: The Lost Patrol Producer - 1999
No Score Yet No Score Yet Lima: Breaking the Silence Director,
Producer
- 1998
No Score Yet 25% Armstrong Director - 1998
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Versace Murder Director,
Writer
- 1998
No Score Yet No Score Yet Devarim Nelo (Character) - 1995
No Score Yet 37% American Cyborg: Steel Warrior Executive Producer $369.6K 1994
No Score Yet No Score Yet Cinema of Vengeance Unknown (Character) - 1994
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dead Center Producer - 1994
No Score Yet 66% Teenage Bonnie and Klepto Clyde Executive Producer - 1993
No Score Yet 50% Silent Victim Director,
Producer
- 1993
No Score Yet No Score Yet Deadly Heroes Director - 1993
No Score Yet 38% Invader Executive Producer - 1992
No Score Yet 0% Prison Planet Executive Producer - 1992
No Score Yet 37% The Finest Hour Producer - 1992
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mad Dog Coll Producer - 1992
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hot Under the Collar Executive Producer - 1991
No Score Yet 8% Killing Streets Producer - 1991
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hit the Dutchman Director,
Screenwriter,
Producer
- 1991
No Score Yet 27% Virgin High Executive Producer - 1990
6% 19% Captain America Producer - 1990
No Score Yet 14% Caged Fury Executive Producer - 1990
25% 77% The Forbidden Dance Screenwriter,
Executive Producer
$1.4M 1990
68% 68% Night of the Living Dead Executive Producer $5.4M 1990
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Fifth Monkey Producer $1.3K 1990
No Score Yet 20% Bullseye! Producer,
Executive Producer
- 1989
No Score Yet 0% Bad Jim Executive Producer - 1989
No Score Yet 39% Journey to the Center of the Earth Producer - 1989
22% 31% Cyborg Producer $9.3M 1989
33% 54% The Phantom of the Opera Producer $4.1M 1989
0% 35% Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects Executive Producer - 1989
20% 50% Mack the Knife Director,
Screenwriter,
Executive Producer
$16.1K 1989
No Score Yet 78% Haunted Summer Executive Producer $4.7K 1988
No Score Yet 60% Puss in Boots Producer - 1988
48% 74% Bloodsport Producer $10.8M 1988
No Score Yet 40% Braddock: Missing in Action III Producer $5.3M 1988
56% 81% Powaqqatsi Executive Producer $75.8K 1988
0% 39% Hero and the Terror Executive Producer $4.5M 1988
20% 79% Salsa Producer $7.7M 1988
94% 73% A Cry in the Dark Executive Producer $5.7M 1988
No Score Yet 24% Messenger of Death Executive Producer $2.2M 1988
22% 3% Alien From L.A. Producer - 1988
No Score Yet 55% Hanna's War Director,
Screenwriter,
Producer
$86.7K 1988
No Score Yet 69% Manifesto Producer $9.8K 1988
No Score Yet 33% Down Twisted Producer - 1987
No Score Yet 25% Dancers Producer $138.8K 1987
76% 82% Barfly Executive Producer $116.6K 1987
No Score Yet 18% Number One With a Bullet Producer - 1987
No Score Yet 73% Beauty and the Beast Producer - 1987
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hansel and Gretel Producer - 1987
No Score Yet 52% Red Riding Hood Producer - 1987
No Score Yet 71% Snow White Producer $87.0M 1987
21% 41% Masters of the Universe Producer $16.3M 1987
10% 16% Superman IV: The Quest for Peace Producer $14.9M 1987
No Score Yet 61% Rumpelstiltskin Producer $142.8K 1987
32% 50% Over the Top Director,
Producer
$14.0M 1987
No Score Yet 22% Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold Producer $2.0M 1987
67% 45% Street Smart Producer $711.0K 1987
64% 79% Shy People Producer $7.4K 1987
22% 34% Surrender Executive Producer $5.4M 1987
39% 47% Tough Guys Don't Dance Producer $421.4K 1987
No Score Yet 40% The Emperor's New Clothes Producer - 1987
No Score Yet 40% American Ninja 2: The Confrontation Producer $1.0M 1987
No Score Yet 47% The Hanoi Hilton Producer $39.0K 1987
No Score Yet 48% The Barbarians Producer $496.0K 1987
No Score Yet 20% Assassination Executive Producer $5.5M 1987
55% 57% King Lear Producer $8.8K 1987
No Score Yet 29% Going Bananas Screenwriter,
Producer
- 1987
No Score Yet 76% The Frog Prince Producer - 1986
No Score Yet 80% Detective School Dropouts Producer - 1986
8% 33% Firewalker Producer $10.5M 1986
No Score Yet 22% America 3000 Producer - 1986
53% 47% 52 Pick-Up Producer $4.3M 1986
52% 47% The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2 Producer $6.2M 1986
15% 50% The Delta Force Director,
Screenwriter,
Producer
$15.9M 1986
33% 44% Murphy's Law Executive Producer $9.1M 1986
38% 33% Invaders From Mars Producer $4.8M 1986
17% 43% Cobra Producer $47.5M 1986
10% 44% Dangerously Close Executive Producer $2.0M 1986
No Score Yet 35% P.O.W. The Escape Producer - 1986
No Score Yet No Score Yet Camorra Producer - 1986
No Score Yet 15% SuperFantaGenio Producer - 1986
No Score Yet 62% The Berlin Affair Producer - 1985
No Score Yet 75% Thunder Alley Executive Producer - 1985
No Score Yet 22% The Adventures of Hercules II Producer - 1985
No Score Yet 17% The Naked Face Producer - 1985
No Score Yet 33% 9 Deaths of the Ninja Executive Producer - 1985
No Score Yet 50% The Assisi Underground Producer - 1985
No Score Yet 35% Rappin' Producer - 1985
8% 32% King Solomon's Mines Producer $13.4M 1985
No Score Yet 47% Missing in Action 2: The Beginning Producer - 1985
No Score Yet 14% Mata Hari Executive Producer - 1985
No Score Yet 20% Deja Vu Producer - 1985
79% 44% Fool for Love Producer - 1985
15% 53% Death Wish 3 Producer $15.9M 1985
19% 52% Invasion U.S.A. Producer $17.2M 1985
83% 76% Runaway Train Producer $7.2M 1985
0% 47% American Ninja Producer $9.7M 1985
58% 46% Lifeforce Producer - 1985
No Score Yet 23% Hot Resort Producer - 1985
No Score Yet 29% Sword of the Valiant Producer - 1984
No Score Yet 29% The Ultimate Solution of Grace Quigley Producer - 1984
No Score Yet 33% The Ambassador Producer - 1984
0% 18% Bolero Executive Producer - 1984
100% 88% Love Streams Producer - 1984
33% 53% Ninja III -- The Domination Producer - 1984
0% 31% Exterminator 2 Executive Producer - 1984
No Score Yet 54% Making the Grade Executive Producer - 1984
29% 67% Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo Producer - 1984
43% 60% Maria's Lovers Executive Producer - 1984
18% 43% Missing in Action Producer - 1984
33% 73% Breakin' Executive Producer - 1984
No Score Yet 29% Over the Brooklyn Bridge Director,
Producer
- 1984
No Score Yet 25% Ordeal by Innocence Executive Producer - 1984
No Score Yet 27% Nana Producer - 1983
No Score Yet 38% The Wicked Lady Producer - 1983
No Score Yet 53% Sahara Producer - 1983
No Score Yet 43% House of the Long Shadows Producer - 1983
No Score Yet 58% Revenge of the Ninja Producer - 1983
22% 27% Hercules Producer - 1983
40% 52% 10 to Midnight Executive Producer - 1983
No Score Yet 55% Lemon Popsicle 4 Producer - 1983
No Score Yet 18% X-Ray Producer - 1982
71% 50% That Championship Season Producer - 1982
77% 65% The Last American Virgin Producer - 1982
No Score Yet 32% Treasure of the Four Crowns Executive Producer - 1982
35% 45% Death Wish II Producer - 1982
43% 37% Enter the Ninja Director,
Producer
- 1981
No Score Yet 50% Body and Soul Producer - 1981
No Score Yet No Score Yet One More Chance Executive Producer - 1981
No Score Yet 20% Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype Producer - 1980
No Score Yet No Score Yet Seed of Innocence Producer - 1980
No Score Yet 33% The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood Producer - 1980
25% 15% New Year's Evil Producer - 1980
27% 48% The Apple Director,
Screenwriter,
Producer
- 1980
No Score Yet 19% Schizoid Producer - 1980
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Magician of Lublin Director - 1979
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Uranium Conspiracy Director,
Producer
- 1978
No Score Yet 76% Operation Thunderbolt Director,
Producer
- 1978
No Score Yet 12% Kid Vengeance Producer - 1977
No Score Yet No Score Yet God's Gun Producer - 1976
No Score Yet 38% Lepke Director,
Producer
- 1975
No Score Yet 67% Diamonds Director - 1975
No Score Yet No Score Yet Kazablan Director - 1973
No Score Yet No Score Yet I Love You, Rosa Producer - 1972
No Score Yet No Score Yet Escape to the Sun Director - 1972
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Contract Director - 1971
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Highway Queen Director,
Producer,
Writer
- 1971
No Score Yet No Score Yet Eagles Attack at Dawn Director,
Screenwriter,
Producer
- 1970
No Score Yet No Score Yet Lupo Director - 1970
No Score Yet 18% What's Good for the Goose Director,
Writer
- 1969
No Score Yet No Score Yet Tevye and His Seven Daughters Director,
Screenwriter,
Producer
- 1968
No Score Yet No Score Yet Trunk to Cairo Director - 1967
No Score Yet No Score Yet Trunk to Cairo Director,
Producer
- 1965
No Score Yet 87% Sallah Producer - 1964
No Score Yet No Score Yet El Dorado Director,
Writer
- 1963