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Esmail Kushan

Known for: Production

Biography: 1917-01-01

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

Biography

Esmail Koushan or Kooshan (Persian: اسماعیل کوشان) (1917–1981) was an Iranian film director who was one of the pioneering figures of Persian cinema. 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 Parsi. He then set up the Mitrafilm company, which produced the first Iranian "talkie" feature film in 1948, The Storm of Life.

Filmography

all 48

Movies 48

Producer 31

Director 13

Writer 4

Director

Esmail Kushan

Biography

Filmography

all 48

Movies 48

Producer 31

Director 13

Writer 4

The Sleeping Lion (1977)

Together but Alone (1977)

The Great Silence (1977)

Joys of Our Life (1976)

Mother, I Love You (1976)

No One Can be My Dad (1976)

Pashneh Tala (1975)

Morgh-e-Hamsayeh (1974)

You Got Wrong Babies (1974)

Oosta Karim Nokaretim (1974)

Little Liar (1974)

Bezan Berim Dozdi (1974)

Sheikh Saleh (1973)

Jabbar, Runaway Sergeant (1973)

Dad is Breadwinner (1972)

Mehdi meshki va shalvarak-e dagh (1972)

Golden Egg Chicken (1972)

Lollipop (1972)

Pahlevan Mofrad (1971)

The Right Way (1970)

İşportacı Kız (1970)

Dozd va paseban (1970)

The Beautiful Chauffeur (1970)

Shirin and Farhad (1970)

Melikşah (1969)

Joseph and Zuleika (1968)

Ghoroube botparastan (1968)

Tahran Macerası (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)

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

Also Known Asاسماعيل حريرفروش, اسماعيل كوشان

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

Also Known As
اسماعيل حريرفروش, اسماعيل كوشان