Esmail Koushan
Born: 1917-01-01 in Tehran, Iran
Died: 1981-01-01
Known For: Production
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.
Filmography
1977
- The Sleeping Lion ... (Writer)
1976
- Joys of Our Life ... (Producer)
- The Lantern of Imagination
1975
- Pashneh Tala ... (Producer)
1974
- You Got Wrong Babies ... (Writer)
- Morgh-e-Hamsayeh ... (Producer)
1973
- Sheikh Saleh ... (Producer)
- Jabbar, Runaway Sergeant ... (Producer)
- The Millionaire Beggar ... (Producer)
1972
- Golden Egg Chicken ... (Producer)
- Lollipop ... (Producer)
- Mehdi meshki va shalvarak-e dagh ... (Producer)
1971
- İki Esir ... (Director)
- Pahlevan Mofrad ... (Producer)
- Mah Pishooni ... (Director)
1970
- The Beautiful Chauffeur ... (Producer)
- The Right Way ... (Producer)
- Dozd va paseban ... (Producer)
1968
- Yusuf and Zulaikha ... (Producer)
- Ghoroube botparastan ... (Director)
1967
- The Luminescent Jewel ... (Director)
- Love in the Port ... (Producer)
- Nasim-e ayyar ... (Director)
1966
- Hossein Kord Shabestari ... (Director)
- Amir Arsalan-e Namdar ... (Director)
- The Invisible Man ... (Director)
1965
- Ebram in Paris ... (Director)
- Bank Robber ... (Director)
1964
- Tears and Laughters ... (Director)
1963
- I Love You ... (Director)
1962
- Kolah Makhmali (velvet-hatted) ... (Producer)
- The Beautiful Devil ... (Director)
- The Spirit's Vengeance ... (Director)
1961
- The Shadow of Fate ... (Director)
- Snake Fangs ... (Director)
- Love Trap ... (Producer)
1960
- Arshin Mal Alan ... (Writer)
- The Milkman ... (Director)
1959
- Twins ... (Producer)
- Son of the Sea ... (Producer)
1958
- Runaway Bride ... (Director)
1957
- The Naughty Girl ... (Producer)
1956
- Accusation ... (Producer)
1955
- The renowned Prince Arsalan ... (Producer)
1954
- Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar ... (Producer)
- The Bandit ... (Producer)
- Shahin Toos ... (Producer)
1953
- The Nights of Tehran ... (Producer)
1952
- Mother ... (Director)
- The Enchanter ... (Director)
- Love Thief ... (Director)
1951
- Drunk on Love ... (Producer)
1950
- Ashamed ... (Director)
1948
- Zendani Amir ... (Director)