Biography
Mahmoud Koushan (or Mahmoud Kushan) (1932 – 3 February 2021) was one of the pioneer Iranian cinematographers. He was born in Tehran in 1933, and was the brother of filmmaker Esmail Koushan.
He was the first Iranian filmmaker who went to Italy and Germany for technical training at Cinecittà Studios, Agfa Laboratories and Arriflex Cameras. He worked as a Lab Technician, Sound Recordist, Editor, Assistant Camera and Gaffer before he shot his first film, Amir Arsalan, as cinematographer in 1955.
He directed his first film, Nouveau Riche in 1961 and was the first to shoot Iranian CinemaScope & color feature films. Broken Spell (1958) was recognized at the Berlin Film Festival for his color cinematography. He won Best Cinematography for Joseph and Zoleika at the Sepas Film Festival in 1968.
He was banned from working as a filmmaker after the Iranian 1979 revolution. He has worked on some productions as cinematographer in the early 1990s in Iran.
Mahmoud & Esmail Koushan have family in Arlington Texas & Los Angeles California.
Filmography
all 34
Movies 34
Director 11
Samandar (1985)
Toghyangar (1978)
The Sleeping Lion (1977)
The Great Silence (1977)
Joys of Our Life (1976)
Pashneh Tala (1975)
Morgh-e-Hamsayeh (1974)
Teshne-ha (1974)
Sheikh Saleh (1973)
Geda-ye millioner (1973)
Mehdi meshki va shalvarak-e dagh (1972)
Golden Egg Chicken (1972)
Pahlevan Mofrad (1971)
İki Esir (1971)
Destiny (1970)
The Right Way (1970)
Dozd va paseban (1970)
Shirin and Farhad (1970)
Melikşah (1969)
Joseph and Zuleika (1968)
Ghoroube botparastan (1968)
The Luminescent Jewel (1967)
Nasim-e ayyar (1967)
Bandargah-e eshgh (1967)
Amir Arsalan-e Namdar (1966)
Hossein Kord Shabestari (1966)
The Spirit's Vengeance (1962)
Traders of Death (1962)
Bijan va Manijeh (1958)
Broken Spell (1958)
Yousof va Zoleikha (1956)
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1932-01-01
Deathday2021-02-03 (89 years old)
Birth PlaceTehran, Iran
SiblingsEsmail Koushan
CitizenshipsIran
Also Known Asمحمود كوشان, Mahmoud Koushan
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