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 44
Movies 44
Producer 29
Director 12
Writer 3
Director
The Sleeping Lion (1977)
Movie
Producer
Together but Alone (1977)
Movie
Producer
The Great Silence (1977)
Movie
Producer
Joys of Our Life (1976)
Movie
Producer / Writer
No One Can be My Dad (1976)
Movie
Producer
Pashneh Tala (1975)
Movie
Producer
Morgh-e-Hamsayeh (1974)
Movie
Writer
You Got Wrong Babies (1974)
Movie
Producer
Oosta Karim Nokaretim (1974)
Movie
Producer
Little Liar (1974)
Movie
Producer
Bezan Berim Dozdi (1974)
Movie
Producer
Sheikh Saleh (1973)
Movie
Producer
Jabbar, Runaway Sergeant (1973)
Movie
Producer
Dad is Breadwinner (1972)
Movie
Producer
Mehdi meshki va shalvarak-e dagh (1972)
Movie
Producer
Lollipop (1972)
Movie
Producer
Pahlevan Mofrad (1971)
Movie
Director
İki Esir (1971)
Movie
Writer
The Right Way (1970)
Movie
Producer
İşportacı Kız (1970)
Movie
Producer
Dozd va paseban (1970)
Movie
Producer
The Beautiful Chauffeur (1970)
Movie
Director
Shirin and Farhad (1970)
Movie
Director
Melikşah (1969)
Movie
Director
Joseph and Zuleika (1968)
Movie
Director
Ghoroube botparastan (1968)
Movie
Producer
Tahran Macerası (1968)
Movie
Producer
The Thief Girl (1968)
Movie
Director
The Luminescent Jewel (1967)
Movie
Director
Nasim-e ayyar (1967)
Movie
Producer
Bandargah-e eshgh (1967)
Movie
Director
Amir Arsalan-e Namdar (1966)
Movie
Director
Hossein Kord Shabestari (1966)
Movie
Writer
Arshin Mal Alan (1960)
Movie
Producer
Bijan va Manijeh (1958)
Movie
Producer
Shahbaji khanom (1958)
Movie
Producer
Telesme schekasté (1958)
Movie
Producer
Yousof va Zoleikha (1956)
Movie
Producer
Negligence (1954)
Movie
Producer
Dasiseh (1954)
Movie
Director
Drunk on Love (1951)
Movie
Producer
Spring Variety Show (1949)
Movie
Director
Zendani Amir (1948)
Movie
Producer
The Tempest of Life (1948)
Movie
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1948
1966
1970
1968
1977
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
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