Synopsis
Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus arrived in Hollywood seven years ago, almost penniless. Together, they now run Cannon, the world's largest independent film production company and the owners of most cinemas in London's West End.
- Programme: Omnibus
- Episode: The Last Moguls
- Channel: BBC One
- Broadcast year: 1986
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