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Esmail Koushan

Known for: Production

Biography: 1917-01-01

Deathday: 1981-01-01 (64 years old)

Biography

Esmail Koushan (Persian: اسماعیل کوشان‎) (1917-1981) was an Iranian film director who was one of the pioneering figures of Persian cinema. He was one of the first active figures in the Second Filmmaking Period (post 1945) there he has been called "the father of the Iranian film industry" by Georges Sadoul.

Koushan, who studied film-making in Germany at Universum Film Aktienge-Sellschafe (UFA), began by dubbing foreign-language films into Persian. He then set up the Mitrafilm company, which produced his first feature film in 1948, The Storm of Life. He directed more than 20 and produced more than 50 movies during the years. He died in 1981.

Filmography

all 50

Movies 50

Producer 31

Director 15

Writer 3

Director

Esmail Koushan

Biography

Filmography

all 50

Movies 50

Producer 31

Director 15

Writer 3

The Sleeping Lion (1977)

The Great Silence (1977)

Joys of Our Life (1976)

Mother, I Love You (1976)

No One Can be My Dad (1976)

The Lantern of Imagination‏ (1976)

Pashneh Tala (1975)

Morgh-e-Hamsayeh (1974)

You Got Wrong Babies (1974)

Oosta Karim Nokaretim (1974)

Bezan Berim Dozdi (1974)

Sheikh Saleh (1973)

Jabbar, Runaway Sergeant (1973)

Geda-ye millioner (1973)

Dad is Breadwinner (1972)

Mehdi meshki va shalvarak-e dagh (1972)

Golden Egg Chicken (1972)

Lollipop (1972)

Pahlevan Mofrad (1971)

Mah Pishooni (1971)

İki Esir (1971)

The Right Way (1970)

İşportacı Kız (1970)

Shirin and Farhad (1970)

The Beautiful Chauffeur (1970)

Dozd va paseban (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)

Love Trap (1961)

Arshin Mal Alan (1960)

Bijan va Manijeh (1958)

Shahbaji khanom (1958)

Broken Spell (1958)

Yousof va Zoleikha (1956)

Negligence (1954)

Dasiseh (1954)

Mother (1952)

The Enchanter (1952)

Drunk on Love (1951)

Spring Variety Show (1949)

Zendani Amir (1948)

The Tempest of Life (1948)

Information

Known ForProduction

GenderMale

Birthday1917-01-01

Deathday1981-01-01 (64 years old)

Birth PlaceTehran, Iran

SiblingsMahmoud Koushan

CitizenshipsIran

Credited with

Known For
Production

Gender
Male

Birthday
1917-01-01

Deathday
1981-01-01 (64 years old)

Birth Place
Tehran, Iran

Siblings
Mahmoud Koushan

Citizenships
Iran