Known For
Production
Born
Jan 01, 1917
Died
Jan 01, 1981
Place of Birth
Tehran, Iran
Credits
55 titles
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.
Known For
Filmography
The Sleeping Lion
Writer
Joys of Our Life
Producer
The Lantern of Imagination
Pashneh Tala
Producer
Morgh-e-Hamsayeh
Producer
You Got Wrong Babies
Writer
Sheikh Saleh
Producer
The Millionaire Beggar
Producer
Jabbar, Runaway Sergeant
Producer
Lollipop
Producer
Mehdi in Black and Hot Mini Pants
Producer
Golden Egg Chicken
Producer
Pahlevan Mofrad
Producer
Mah Pishooni
Director
İki Esir
Producer
The Right Way
Producer
The Beautiful Chauffeur
Producer
Dozd va paseban
Producer
Yusuf and Zulaikha
Producer
Ghoroube botparastan
Producer
The Luminescent Jewel
Writer
Nasim-e ayyar
Director
Love in the Port
Producer
The Invisible Man
Director
Amir Arsalan-e Namdar
Director
Hossein Kord Shabestari
Producer
Bank Robber
Director
Ebram in Paris
Director
Tears and Laughters
Director
I Love You
Director
The Spirit's Vengeance
Director
Kolah Makhmali (velvet-hatted)
Producer
The Beautiful Devil
Director
The Shadow of Fate
Director
Love Trap
Producer
Snake Fangs
Director
The Milkman
Director
Arshin Mal Alan
Writer
Twins
Producer
Son of the Sea
Producer
Runaway Bride
Director
The Naughty Girl
Producer
Accusation
Producer
The renowned Prince Arsalan
Producer
Shahin Toos
Producer
The Bandit
Producer
Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar
Producer
The Nights of Tehran
Producer
Love Thief
Director
Mother
Director