Menahem Golan
Menahem Golan ( Hebrew מנחם גולן; * May 31, 1929 in Tiberias , League of Nations mandate for Palestine as Menahem Globus ; † August 8, 2014 in Jaffa , Israel ) was an Israeli director , film producer and screenwriter .
Live and act
Golan served in the Israeli War of Independence a . a. as a pilot and was discharged from the Israel Defense Forces in 1949/1950 . He then traveled to Italy, from there he came to London via Paris . There he received a scholarship to the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art . Golan began working as a stage director at the age of 22. He spent around three years in the UK. After returning to Israel, he began to stage adaptations, mainly of American plays.
A short time after his 30th birthday, he and his family moved to the United States of America. There he took up a degree in film and attended events at Columbia University and the City College of New York . In 1962/63 Golan contacted the director and producer Roger Corman and was ultimately involved in the production of his film Fast Cars and Affairs (The Young Racers) . This collaboration marked Golan's first stint in the film business.
In the same year, Golan shot El Dorado, his first own film, for which he also worked as a screenwriter. The film was made in Israel, where Golan had returned. The main role was played by Chaim Topol . This production also marks the beginning of the longstanding partnership with his cousin Yoram Globus . The two collaborated as producers on most of the Golan films that followed.
In 1965, Golan and Sallah - or: Swap Daughter for Apartment - first produce another director's film. It was directed by Ephraim Kishon and the film was nominated for an Oscar as the first Israeli production ever for best foreign film .
Legendary are the most popular was in Germany popsicles film franchise, the Golan in 1977 produced globe with his cousin Yoram and was established as a German-Israeli cooperation from issue. 3
In 1979, Golan and Globus took over the production company Cannon Films . Together they were among the most important independent film producers and made up to 40 films a year. During these years, for example, they produced the films by director J. Lee Thompson . The action films they supervised with Chuck Norris in the leading role also became known. Charles Bronson has appeared in 12 of the two films. Golan also directed several productions himself. In addition to action films, he also made the musical Star Rock ( The Apple ) in 1980 . In 1989 Golan and Globus went bankrupt with their company.
Menahem Golan, who occasionally called himself Joseph Goldman or Frank G. Carroll, also appeared from time to time in small roles as an actor.
He delivered a well-known directorial work in 1974 with the US feature film The Gangster Boss of New York with Tony Curtis in the leading role. His film Operation Thunderbolt about Operation Entebbe was nominated for an Oscar in 1978 in the category of Best Foreign Language Film . In 2002 he surprised the film world with an idiosyncratic adaptation of Dostoyevsky's Guilt and Atonement , which he set in Moscow at the turn of the millennium. His established image as a producer of trivial action films and comedies has so far prevented a broad reception in German-speaking countries.
In 2003 he worked as a director and screenwriter on the action drama Final Combat, which was shot in Bangkok . The following musicals, produced in Israel, Days of Love (Yamim Shel Ahava) and A Dangerous Dance (Rikud Mesukan) , on the other hand, tested new lows on the movie meter. In 2008 he set a previously little-noticed memorial to his deceased friend Ephraim Kishon with the comedy Marriage Agreement .
In 1984 (worst film for Hercules ), 1987 (worst film for Die City-Cobra ) and 1988 (worst film for Tough Men Don't Dance ) he and Yoram Globus were each nominated for the Golden Raspberry . In 1988 they were both nominated for the film Tough Men Don't Dance at the Independent Spirit Awards .
Filmography (selection)
As a director
- 1963: El Dorado
- 1966: One is wrong (Trunk to Cairo)
- 1968: Tevje and his seven daughters (Tuvia Vesheva Benotav)
- 1969: Often times something young - Der Schlappschwanz (What's Good for the Goose)
- 1972: Ani Ohev Otach Rosa
- 1975: The New York gang boss (Lepke)
- 1975: The diamond highlight (Diamonds)
- 1977: Operation Thunderbolt (Mivtsa Yonatan)
- 1978: Agents don't know tears (A chi tocca, tocca ...!)
- 1979: The Magician of Lublin
- 1980: Star Rock (The Apple)
- 1981: Enter the Ninja ( Ninja, the Killer Machine )
- 1986: Delta Force (The Delta Force)
- 1987: Over the Top
- 1996: The tunnel gangsters of Berlin
- 1998: Gianni Versace - The Versace Murder
- 1999: 127 days of fear of death (Lima: Breaking the Silence)
- 2002: Crime and Punishment - You shall not kill (Crime and Punishment)
As a producer
- 1964: Sallah - or: Exchange daughter for apartment (Sallah)
- 1976: Jesus of Nazareth ( The Passover Plot )
- 1976: The Colt of God (Ekdach Haelohim)
- 1976: Deadly Revenge (Kid Vengeance)
- 1977: Popsicle (Eskimo Limon)
- 1978: Agents don't know tears (A chi tocca, tocca ...!)
- 1979: Popsicle 2 - Boyfriend (Yotzim Kavua)
- 1980: Star Rock (The Apple)
- 1981: Popsicle 3 - Liebeleien (Shifshoof Nayim)
- 1982: Popsicle 4 - Hare Hunt (Sapihes)
- 1982: The Man Without Mercy (Death Wish II)
- 1983: The Wicked Lady
- 1983: House of the Long Shadows (House of the Long Shadows)
- 1983: Sahara
- 1983: Hercules
- 1984: Missing in Action
- 1984: The Naked Face (The Naked Face)
- 1984: Popsicle 5 - The great love ( Roman Za'ir )
- 1985: Passions (Interno Berlinese)
- 1985: Lifeforce - The Deadly Menace (Lifeforce)
- 1985: US invasion
- 1985: Hell Squad
- 1985: American Fighter (American Ninja)
- 1985: Quatermain - In Search of the Treasure of the Kings (King Solomon's Mines)
- 1985: Death Wish III - The Avenger of New York (Death Wish III)
- 1985: Express to Hell (Runaway Train)
- 1985: Fool for Love
- 1985: Missing in Action 2 - The Beginning
- 1985: Popsicle 6 - Vacation Love ( Harimu Ogen )
- 1986: 52 pick-ups
- 1986: Aladin (Superfantagenio)
- 1986: America 3000 (America 3000)
- 1986: Invasion from Mars (Invaders from Mars)
- 1986: The City-Cobra (Cobra)
- 1986: The smart asses (Asilo di polizia)
- 1986 barrage (Fire Walker)
- 1986: Night Hunter
- 1986: Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2)
- 1987: Over the Top
- 1987: Glistening Asphalt (Street Smart)
- 1987: The Barbarians ( The Barbarians )
- 1987: American Fighter II (American Ninja 2: The Confrontation)
- 1987 rendezvous with a body (Appointment with Death)
- 1987: Shy People (Shy People)
- 1987: Quatermain II - In Search of the Mysterious City (Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold)
- 1987: Superman IV - The Quest for Peace
- 1987: The White in the Eye (Death Wish 4: The Crackdown)
- 1987: Masters of the Universe
- 1987: Nosedive into Chaos - When weird birds learn to fly (Dutch Treat)
- 1987: Popsicle VII - Boys in Love ( Ahava Tzeira )
- 1988: Popsicle VIII - Summertime Blues
- 1988: Missing in Action 3 - Braddock (Braddock: Missing in Action III)
- 1989: cyborg
- 1990: Bullseye - The crazy diamond coup (Bullseye!)
- 1990: Captain America
- 1999: 127 days of fear of death (Lima: Breaking the Silence)
As a screenwriter
- 1968: El Alamein suicide mission (Commandos)
- 1980: Star Rock (The Apple)
- 1983: Sahara
- 1999: 127 days of fear of death (Lima: Breaking the Silence)
literature
- Hans-Jürgen Tast: Wrong 50s. School, sex and silly jokes. The successful film series "Eis am Stiel" and "Porky's" . Hildesheim 1983, ISBN 978-3-88842-016-0 .
- Martin Hentschel : Lemon Ice Cream, Sex & Rock'n'Roll: The German-Israeli film series "Eis am Stiel" (1978–1988) . Düsseldorf 2016, ISBN 978-1-5395-7872-7 .
Web links
- Menahem Golan in theInternet Movie Database(English)
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- ↑ Hollywood Reporter: Menahem Golan dies at 85 dated August 8, 2014
- ↑ Hollywood producer is dead. Spiegel.de, August 9, 2014, accessed on August 9, 2014
- ↑ Richard Natale: Menahem Golan, Who Headed Cannon Films, Dies at 85. variety.com, August 8, 2014, accessed August 9, 2014 (detailed obituary with photos)
- ↑ Menahem Golan is dead. Tagesspiegel.de, August 9, 2014, accessed on August 9, 2014
- ↑ Cult producer Menahem Golan has died. dw.de, August 9, 2014, accessed on August 9, 2014
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Golan, Menahem |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Globe, menahem; Golan, Menachem |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Israeli film director and producer |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 31, 1929 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Tiberias , Palestine |
DATE OF DEATH | August 8, 2014 |
Place of death | Jaffa , Israel |