Personal Information
Known ForProduction
GenderMale
Born / DiedJan 1, 1917 (Died at 64)
Zodiac Sign♑Capricorn
Place of BirthTehran, Iran
Career Span1948 – 1981
Known Credits53 Titles
Official Links
ProductionPopularity Score 2.2
Esmail Koushan
Total Works
53
53 movies • 0 shows
Avg Rating
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across rated releases
Box Office
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worldwide gross
Global Reach
#2
TMDB star index
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.
