Esmail Koushan
- Known for
- Production
- Born
- January 1, 1917, Tehran, Iran
- Died
- January 1, 1981
- Movies
- 54
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.
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Generation of the Brave
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Best-Known Movies
Filmography
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 1977 | The Sleeping Lion | Writer |
| 1976 | Joys of Our Life | Producer |
| 1975 | Pashneh Tala | Producer |
| 1974 | Morgh-e-Hamsayeh | Producer |
| 1974 | You Got Wrong Babies | Writer, Producer |
| 1973 | Sheikh Saleh | Producer |
| 1973 | The Millionaire Beggar | Producer |
| 1973 | Jabbar, Runaway Sergeant | Producer |
| 1972 | Lollipop | Producer |
| 1972 | Mehdi in Black and Hot Mini Pants | Producer |
| 1972 | Golden Egg Chicken | Producer |
| 1971 | Pahlevan Mofrad | Producer |
| 1971 | Mah Pishooni | Director |
| 1971 | İki Esir | Director, Producer |
| 1970 | The Right Way | Producer, Writer |
| 1970 | The Beautiful Chauffeur | Producer |
| 1970 | Dozd va paseban | Producer |
| 1968 | Yusuf and Zulaikha | Producer |
| 1968 | Ghoroube botparastan | Director, Producer |
| 1967 | The Luminescent Jewel | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 1967 | Nasim-e ayyar | Director, Producer |
| 1967 | Love in the Port | Producer |
| 1966 | The Invisible Man | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 1966 | Hossein Kord Shabestari | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 1966 | Amir Arsalan-e Namdar | Director |
| 1965 | Bank Robber | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 1965 | Ebram in Paris | Director |
| 1964 | Tears and Laughters | Director, Producer |
| 1963 | I Love You | Director |
| 1962 | The Spirit's Vengeance | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 1962 | Kolah Makhmali (velvet-hatted) | Producer, Director |
| 1962 | The Beautiful Devil | Director |
| 1961 | The Shadow of Fate | Director |
| 1961 | Love Trap | Producer |
| 1961 | Snake Fangs | Director, Producer |
| 1960 | The Milkman | Director, Producer |
| 1960 | Arshin Mal Alan | Writer |
| 1959 | Twins | Producer |
| 1959 | Son of the Sea | Producer |
| 1958 | Runaway Bride | Director, Writer |
| 1957 | The Naughty Girl | Producer |
| 1956 | Accusation | Producer |
| 1955 | The renowned Prince Arsalan | Producer |
| 1954 | Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar | Producer |
| 1954 | Shahin Toos | Producer |
| 1954 | The Bandit | Producer |
| 1953 | The Nights of Tehran | Producer |
| 1952 | Love Thief | Director |
| 1952 | Mother | Director |
| 1952 | The Enchanter | Director |
| 1951 | Drunk on Love | Producer, Director |
| 1950 | Ashamed | Director |
| 1948 | Zendani Amir | Director, Writer |
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