Esmail Koushan

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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. The Lantern of Imagination‏ (1976)

Directed

1. İki Esir (1971) — Director
2. Mother (1952) — Director
3. Ghoroube botparastan (1968) — Director
4. The Enchanter (1952) — Director
5. The Spirit's Vengeance (1962) — Director
6. Zendani Amir (1948) — Director
7. Drunk on Love (1951) — Director
8. Hossein Kord Shabestari (1966) — Director
9. The Luminescent Jewel (1967) — Director
10. Amir Arsalan-e Namdar (1966) — Director
11. Nasim-e ayyar (1967) — Director
12. Mah Pishooni (1971) — Director
13. Runaway Bride (1958) — Director
14. The Shadow of Fate (1961) — Director
15. Ashamed (1950) — Director
16. Love Thief (1952) — Director
17. The Beautiful Devil (1962) — Director
18. I Love You (1963) — Director
19. The Milkman (1960) — Director
20. Snake Fangs (1961) — Director
21. Kolah Makhmali (velvet-hatted) (1962) — Director
22. Tears and Laughters (1964) — Director
23. Ebram in Paris (1965) — Director
24. Bank Robber (1965) — Director
25. The Invisible Man (1966) — Director