Esmail Koushan

Production·Jan 1, 1917·Tehran, Iran

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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.

Film	Credit
The Sleeping Lion1977 · Writer	Writer
Joys of Our Life1976 · Producer	Producer
The Lantern of Imagination‏1976 · Actor	Actor
Pashneh Tala1975 · Producer	Producer
Morgh-e-Hamsayeh1974 · Producer	Producer
You Got Wrong Babies1974 · Writer, Producer	Writer, Producer
Sheikh Saleh1973 · Producer	Producer
The Millionaire Beggar1973 · Producer	Producer
Jabbar, Runaway Sergeant1973 · Producer	Producer
Lollipop1972 · Producer	Producer
Mehdi meshki va shalvarak-e dagh1972 · Producer	Producer
Golden Egg Chicken1972 · Producer	Producer
Pahlevan Mofrad1971 · Producer	Producer
Mah Pishooni1971 · Director	Director
İki Esir1971 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
The Right Way1970 · Producer, Writer	Producer, Writer
The Beautiful Chauffeur1970 · Producer	Producer
Dozd va paseban1970 · Producer	Producer
Yusuf and Zulaikha1968 · Producer	Producer
Ghoroube botparastan1968 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
The Luminescent Jewel1967 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
Nasim-e ayyar1967 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Love in the Port1967 · Producer	Producer
The Invisible Man1966 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
Hossein Kord Shabestari1966 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
Amir Arsalan-e Namdar1966 · Director	Director
Bank Robber1965 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
Ebram in Paris1965 · Director	Director
Tears and Laughters1964 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
I Love You1963 · Director	Director
The Spirit's Vengeance1962 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
Kolah Makhmali (velvet-hatted)1962 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
The Beautiful Devil1962 · Director	Director
The Shadow of Fate1961 · Director	Director
LLove Trap1961 · Producer	Producer
Snake Fangs1961 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
TThe Milkman1960 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Arshin Mal Alan1960 · Writer	Writer
Twins1959 · Producer	Producer
Son of the Sea1959 · Producer	Producer
Runaway Bride1958 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Naughty Girl1957 · Producer	Producer
Accusation1956 · Producer	Producer
The renowned Prince Arsalan1955 · Producer	Producer
Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar1954 · Producer	Producer
Shahin Toos1954 · Producer	Producer
The Bandit1954 · Producer	Producer
The Nights of Tehran1953 · Producer	Producer