Esmail Koushan
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.
Personal Details
Movies (50)
The Sleeping Lion
Writer (Writing)
1977
Joys of Our Life
Producer (Production)
1976
The Lantern of Imagination
1976
Pashneh Tala
Producer (Production)
1975
Morgh-e-Hamsayeh
Producer (Production)
1974
You Got Wrong Babies
Writer (Writing)
1974
Sheikh Saleh
Producer (Production)
1973
The Millionaire Beggar
Producer (Production)
1973
Jabbar, Runaway Sergeant
Producer (Production)
1973
Lollipop
Producer (Production)
1972
Mehdi meshki va shalvarak-e dagh
Producer (Production)
1972
Golden Egg Chicken
Producer (Production)
1972
Pahlevan Mofrad
Producer (Production)
1971
Mah Pishooni
Director (Directing)
1971
İki Esir
Director (Directing)
1971
The Right Way
Producer (Production)
1970
The Beautiful Chauffeur
Producer (Production)
1970
Dozd va paseban
Producer (Production)
1970
Yusuf and Zulaikha
Producer (Production)
1968
Ghoroube botparastan
Producer (Production)
1968
The Luminescent Jewel
Director (Directing)
1967
Nasim-e ayyar
Director (Directing)
1967
Love in the Port
Producer (Production)
1967
The Invisible Man
Director (Directing)
1966
Hossein Kord Shabestari
Producer (Production)
1966
Amir Arsalan-e Namdar
Director (Directing)
1966
Bank Robber
Director (Directing)
1965
Ebram in Paris
Director (Directing)
1965
Tears and Laughters
Director (Directing)
1964
I Love You
Director (Directing)
1963
The Spirit's Vengeance
Producer (Production)
1962
Kolah Makhmali (velvet-hatted)
Producer (Production)
1962
The Beautiful Devil
Director (Directing)
1962
The Shadow of Fate
Director (Directing)
1961
Love Trap
Producer (Production)
1961
Snake Fangs
Director (Directing)
1961
The Milkman
Director (Directing)
1960
Arshin Mal Alan
Writer (Writing)
1960
Twins
Producer (Production)
1959
Son of the Sea
Producer (Production)
1959
Runaway Bride
Director (Directing)
1958
The Naughty Girl
Producer (Production)
1957
Accusation
Producer (Production)
1956
The renowned Prince Arsalan
Producer (Production)
1955
Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar
Producer (Production)
1954
The Bandit
Producer (Production)
1954
The Nights of Tehran
Producer (Production)
1953
Love Thief
Director (Directing)
1952
Mother
Director (Directing)
1952
The Enchanter
Director (Directing)
1952