Menahem Golan

Menahem Golan, a master of action and adventure, was born in 1929 in Tiberias, British Mandate of Palestine (now Israel) and began his active directorial career spanning five decades from the 1950s to the 1990s. He is best known for his work in the action, thriller, and crime genres, with his most famous films including "The Delta Force", "Cobra", and "Over the Top". Despite not bagging awards at major film festivals, Golan's films enjoyed immense commercial success and his unique style of combining action with drama made him a popular figure in international cinema. Golan, with his unapologetic love for cinema's spectacle and his commitment to entertaining the masses, was a true maverick who believed in the power of film as both art and entertainment.