About

Known credits:
43
Birthday:
1917-01-01
Place of birth:
Tehran, Iran
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Esmail Koushan

Overview

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

Acting
1976 The Lantern of Imagination‏ Actor N/A
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Directing
1971 Mah Pishooni Directing Director N/A
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1971 İki Esir Directing Director 58
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1968 Ghoroube botparastan Directing Director N/A
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1967 The Luminescent Jewel Directing Director N/A
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1967 Nasim-e ayyar Directing Director N/A
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1966 Amir Arsalan-e Namdar Directing Director N/A
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1966 Hossein Kord Shabestari Directing Director N/A
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1962 The Spirit's Vengeance Directing Director N/A
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1952 Mother Directing Director N/A
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1952 The Enchanter Directing Director N/A
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1951 Drunk on Love Directing Director N/A
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1948 Zendani Amir Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1977 The Sleeping Lion Writing Writer N/A
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1974 You Got Wrong Babies Writing Writer N/A
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1970 The Right Way Writing Writer 58
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1967 The Luminescent Jewel Writing Writer N/A
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1966 Hossein Kord Shabestari Writing Writer N/A
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1962 The Spirit's Vengeance Writing Writer N/A
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1960 Arshin Mal Alan Writing Writer N/A
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1948 Zendani Amir Writing Writer N/A
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Production
1976 Joys of Our Life Production Producer N/A
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1975 Pashneh Tala Production Producer N/A
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1974 Morgh-e-Hamsayeh Production Producer N/A
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1974 You Got Wrong Babies Production Producer N/A
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1973 Sheikh Saleh Production Producer N/A
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1973 Jabbar, Runaway Sergeant Production Producer N/A
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1973 Geda-ye millioner Production Producer N/A
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1972 Golden Egg Chicken Production Producer N/A
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1972 Lollipop Production Producer N/A
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1971 Pahlevan Mofrad Production Producer N/A
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1971 İki Esir Production Producer 58
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1970 The Right Way Production Producer 58
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1970 The Beautiful Chauffeur Production Producer 58
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1970 Dozd va paseban Production Producer N/A
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1968 Ghoroube botparastan Production Producer N/A
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1967 The Luminescent Jewel Production Producer N/A
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1967 Bandargah-e eshgh Production Producer N/A
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1967 Nasim-e ayyar Production Producer N/A
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1966 Hossein Kord Shabestari Production Producer N/A
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1962 The Spirit's Vengeance Production Producer N/A
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1961 Love Trap Production Producer N/A
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1951 Drunk on Love Production Producer N/A
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