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Esmail Koushan
Born
1 January 1917
Died
1 January 1981
Place
Tehran, Iran
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Esmail Koushan

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.

As director

İki Esir

İki Esir

1971 · Director
Mah Pishooni

Mah Pishooni

1971 · Director
Ghoroube botparastan

Ghoroube botparastan

1968 · Director
The Luminescent Jewel

The Luminescent Jewel

1967 · Director
Nasim-e ayyar

Nasim-e ayyar

1967 · Director
Hossein Kord Shabestari

Hossein Kord Shabestari

1966 · Director
Amir Arsalan-e Namdar

Amir Arsalan-e Namdar

1966 · Director
The Invisible Man

The Invisible Man

1966 · Director
Ebram in Paris

Ebram in Paris

1965 · Director
Bank Robber

Bank Robber

1965 · Director
Tears and Laughters

Tears and Laughters

1964 · Director
I Love You

I Love You

1963 · Director
The Spirit's Vengeance

The Spirit's Vengeance

1962 · Director
The Beautiful Devil

The Beautiful Devil

1962 · Director
Kolah Makhmali (velvet-hatted)

Kolah Makhmali (velvet-hatted)

1962 · Director
The Shadow of Fate

The Shadow of Fate

1961 · Director
Snake Fangs

Snake Fangs

1961 · Director

The Milkman

1960 · Director
Runaway Bride

Runaway Bride

1958 · Director
Mother

Mother

1952 · Director
The Enchanter

The Enchanter

1952 · Director
Love Thief

Love Thief

1952 · Director
Drunk on Love

Drunk on Love

1951 · Director
Ashamed

Ashamed

1950 · Director
Zendani Amir

Zendani Amir

1948 · Director

As actor

The Lantern of Imagination‏

The Lantern of Imagination‏

1976