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 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
The Sleeping Lion (1977)
Movie
Producer
The Great Silence (1977)
Movie
Producer
Joys of Our Life (1976)
Movie
Producer
Mother, I Love You (1976)
Movie
Producer
Pashneh Tala (1975)
Movie
Producer
Morgh-e-Hamsayeh (1974)
Movie
Producer
Oosta Karim Nokaretim (1974)
Movie
Producer
Bezan Berim Dozdi (1974)
Movie
Producer
Sheikh Saleh (1973)
Movie
Producer
Geda-ye millioner (1973)
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Producer
Dad is Breadwinner (1972)
Movie
Producer
Golden Egg Chicken (1972)
Movie
Producer
Lollipop (1972)
Movie
Producer
Pahlevan Mofrad (1971)
Movie
Director
Mah Pishooni (1971)
Movie
Producer / Director
İki Esir (1971)
Movie
Producer / Writer
The Right Way (1970)
Movie
Producer
İşportacı Kız (1970)
Movie
Director
Shirin and Farhad (1970)
Movie
Producer
The Beautiful Chauffeur (1970)
Movie
Producer
Dozd va paseban (1970)
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Director
Melikşah (1969)
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Director
Joseph and Zuleika (1968)
Movie
Director
Ghoroube botparastan (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
Director
The Spirit's Vengeance (1962)
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Producer
Traders of Death (1962)
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Producer
Love Trap (1961)
Movie
Writer
Arshin Mal Alan (1960)
Movie
Producer
Bijan va Manijeh (1958)
Movie
Producer
Shahbaji khanom (1958)
Movie
Producer
Broken Spell (1958)
Movie
Producer
Yousof va Zoleikha (1956)
Movie
Producer
Negligence (1954)
Movie
Producer
Dasiseh (1954)
Movie
Director
Mother (1952)
Movie
Director
The Enchanter (1952)
Movie
Director
Drunk on Love (1951)
Movie
Producer
Spring Variety Show (1949)
Movie
Director / Writer
Zendani Amir (1948)
Movie
Producer
The Tempest of Life (1948)
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Information
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
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