Production

Esmail Koushan

Born 1917-01-01

Tehran, Iran

Department: 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.

1968

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Filmography & Credits

Complete career catalog (78 titles)

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