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Menno Meyjes (born 1954) is a Dutch screenwriter, film director, and producer. He is an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award nominee, and a Goya Award and Hugo Award winner.
Menno Meyjes was born in 1954 in Bloemendaal, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He is a writer and director, known for Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), The Color Purple (1985) and The Siege (1998).
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- Bloemendaal, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Menno Meyjes is a Dutch-born screenwriter, film director, and film producer. He was nominated for several awards for his screenplay to the film The Color Purple and gained recognition for cowriting Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, and winning a Goya Award for El Sueño Del Mono Loco.
The Color Purple is a 1985 American epic coming-of-age period drama film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Menno Meyjes. It is based on the Pulitzer Prize –winning 1982 novel of the same name by Alice Walker and was Spielberg's eighth film as a director, marking a turning point in his career as it was a departure from the summer ...
Jun 9, 2003 · Meyjes, a tall, laid-back Dutchman who lives in Somerset, was under intense pressure from producers and accountants throughout the making of Max. Not only was the subject matter considered...
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Menno Meyjes was born in 1954 in Bloemendaal, the Netherlands. He is a writer and director known for his writing for The Color Purple, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade and The Siege. He has directed several feature films including The Reunion, The Dinner, Manolete and Martian Child.
Menno Meyjes is a screenwriter, director, and producer who moved to the US in 1972. He is known for his work on The Color Purple, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, and Max.
