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.

Cast

The Lantern of Imagination‏

Crew

Hossein Kord Shabestari

Director, Writer, Producer

The Beautiful Chauffeur

Arshin Mal Alan

The Luminescent Jewel

Director, Writer, Producer

Joys of Our Life

Jabbar, Runaway Sergeant

The Sleeping Lion

Ghoroube botparastan

Director, Producer

Producer, Writer

Amir Arsalan-e Namdar

The Millionaire Beggar

You Got Wrong Babies

Writer, Producer

Director, Producer

Dozd va paseban

The Spirit's Vengeance

Director, Writer, Producer

Love in the Port

Director, Writer

Director, Producer

Pahlevan Mofrad

Golden Egg Chicken

Morgh-e-Hamsayeh

Producer, Director

The renowned Prince Arsalan

Director, Writer

Mehdi meshki va shalvarak-e dagh

Yusuf and Zulaikha

Producer, Other

The Shadow of Fate

The Beautiful Devil

Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar

The Nights of Tehran

The Naughty Girl

Director, Producer

Director, Producer

Kolah Makhmali (velvet-hatted)

Producer, Director

Tears and Laughters

Director, Producer

Director, Writer, Producer

The Invisible Man

Director, Writer, Producer