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Esmail Koushan
Tehran, Iran
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 i…
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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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1977
The Sleeping Lion
Movie Writer
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1976
Joys of Our Life
Movie Producer
- 1976
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1975
Pashneh Tala
Movie Producer
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1974
Morgh-e-Hamsayeh
Movie Producer
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1974
You Got Wrong Babies
Movie Writer
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1973
Sheikh Saleh
Movie Producer
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1973
The Millionaire Beggar
Movie Producer
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1973
Jabbar, Runaway Sergeant
Movie Producer
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1972
Lollipop
Movie Producer
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1972
Mehdi in Black and Hot Mini Pants
Movie Producer
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1972
Golden Egg Chicken
Movie Producer
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1971
Pahlevan Mofrad
Movie Producer
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1971
Mah Pishooni
Movie Director
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1971
İki Esir
Movie Director
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1970
The Right Way
Movie Producer
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1970
The Beautiful Chauffeur
Movie Producer
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1970
Dozd va paseban
Movie Producer
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1968
Yusuf and Zulaikha
Movie Producer
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1968
Ghoroube botparastan
Movie Producer
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1967
The Luminescent Jewel
Movie Director
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1967
Nasim-e ayyar
Movie Director
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1967
Love in the Port
Movie Producer
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1966
The Invisible Man
Movie Director
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1966
Amir Arsalan-e Namdar
Movie Director
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1966
Hossein Kord Shabestari
Movie Producer
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1965
Bank Robber
Movie Director
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1965
Ebram in Paris
Movie Director
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1964
Tears and Laughters
Movie Director
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1963
I Love You
Movie Director
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1962
The Spirit's Vengeance
Movie Producer
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1962
Kolah Makhmali (velvet-hatted)
Movie Producer
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1962
The Beautiful Devil
Movie Director
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1961
The Shadow of Fate
Movie Director
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1961
Love Trap
Movie Producer
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1961
Snake Fangs
Movie Director
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1960
The Milkman
Movie Director
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1960
Arshin Mal Alan
Movie Writer
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1959
Twins
Movie Producer
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1959
Son of the Sea
Movie Producer
