Esmail Koushan
Born: 1917-01-01
Birthplace: Tehran, Iran
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.
Known For
Yusuf and Zulaikha
The Right Way
The Sleeping Lion
Mehdi meshki va shalvarak-e dagh
İki Esir
The Beautiful Chauffeur
Joys of Our Life
Twins
Sheikh Saleh
Hossein Kord Shabestari
Top Movie Credits
Yusuf and Zulaikha
Other
The Right Way
Writer
The Sleeping Lion
Writer
Mehdi meshki va shalvarak-e dagh
Producer
İki Esir
Director
The Beautiful Chauffeur
Producer
Joys of Our Life
Producer
Twins
Producer
Sheikh Saleh
Producer
Hossein Kord Shabestari
Director