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Esmail Koushan

Esmail Koushan

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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
7.5

The brothers of Yusuf (Joseph), jealous of their father Yaqub’s (Jacob's) love for him, throw him into a well. A caravan rescues Yusuf, and years later he is sold as a slave in the market of Egypt. Zulaikha, Yusuf's owner, falls in love with him, and after an incident, the Aziz of Egypt (Zulaikha’s husband) has him imprisoned. Seven years later, Yusuf is released due to his interpretation of the Pharaoh’s dream and rises to the rank of Aziz of Egypt.

Yusuf and Zulaikha

1968
Joys of Our Life
N/A

Command sergeant major Mohammad Ali Khan is a conscientious constable who lives with his mother and sisters. The task of arresting Reza, the unknown thief of the neighborhood, is assigned to him. Reza works in an electrical appliance repair shop during the day and steals at night.Mohammad Ali identifies Reza when he robbed the house of a singer named Hengameh; But Reza runs away ...

Joys of Our Life

1976
The Right Way
5.0

Ali gets a job and, by dint of dedication and patience, achieves a significant promotion and ends up becoming the manager of the company, as well as winning Meltem's love. However, this is not to the liking of his cousin Cihangir and his father, who instead are totally broke and want to get their revenge on Ali.

The Right Way

1970
The Beautiful Chauffeur
4.5

The film is about the life story of Fatma, a poor girl who lost her family in an accident, when she comes to Istanbul. Fatma comes to Istanbul from Tehran after the death of her family. His goal is to find his uncle here and inherit his father's inheritance from him. Although Fatma finds her uncle, she cannot inherit her father and is forced to work as a maid in this house. His uncle's son Ali and Fatma fall in love with each other and decide to get married. Ali's family sends him to their factory in Iran to prevent this marriage. He also kicks Fatma out of the house.

The Beautiful Chauffeur

1970
The Sleeping Lion
8.0

The actions of the Russian and British embassies and the security forces of the central forces have made the people miserable. Mahmoud Khan, who is the secretary of the British Embassy, resigns from his job in the British Embassy and joins the people and incites them against the British and the Central Powers ...

The Sleeping Lion

1977
Ghoroube botparastan
7.0

No description available.

Ghoroube botparastan

1968
Pashneh Tala
N/A

After getting to know Shirin, Mehdi helps her to get Ata, who killed her father and is trying to take over the cabaret that belongs to Shirin with fake documents, out of her way. His brother Mahmoud, who studied medicine, returns to Iran, and takes an interest in his cousin Homa, who grew up with them since she was a child. The two decide to get married. But Mehdi's mother opposes Mahmoud's marriage with the argument that her eldest son should get married first.

Pashneh Tala

1975
Hossein Kord Shabestari
N/A

Hossein Kurd Shabestri, the shepherd of Sardar Masih Khan, saves Fari Naz, Sardar's daughter, from some bandits. He goes to Isfahan to look for the girl, and in the market of the city, he has a dispute with Loti Haider and Mesh Asfar over the payment for the repair of his clothes and the food he ate. They take him to Sardar Masih Khan, and the Sardar pays for Hossein and appoints Mehtar Nasim Aiyar to teach Hossein the ways and customs of swordplay and Ghorchi becomes a Sardar.

Hossein Kord Shabestari

1966
Mehdi meshki va shalvarak-e dagh
N/A

Mehdi in Black falls in love with a foreign girl who loves him back. However, in order for them to get married, Mehdi has to fulfill his father's will and marry off her sisters first.

Mehdi meshki va shalvarak-e dagh

1972
Twins
N/A

1934. A barber is suffering from high prices and his difficult situation. He has eleven children, and his pregnant wife gives birth to twins. The man, who believes in the bad luck of the number thirteen, leaves one of the twins in the car of a young couple, unaware that his thirteenth child has remained with him. The young couple adopts the baby and takes it to Abadan.

Twins

1959
Lollipop
8.0

Morteza, a truck driver, is a family-oriented man but has a quick temper. His behavior has upset his daughter and son. When Morteza ends up in prison for involuntary manslaughter due to an accident, his daughter, realizing that her fiancé, who is also her cousin, does not earn enough to support their lives, starts working as a secretary for a wealthy man ...

Lollipop

1972
Morgh-e-Hamsayeh
N/A

Zhaleh and his brother Esmaeel are tenants in a house. On the one hand, Jamshid , the local butcher, and on the other hand, the eye-catching man and a young student named Hasan prepare themselves to propose to Zhaleh. Esmaeel is in debt and the eye-catching man saves him from the creditors and promises to pay his debt on the condition of marrying Zhaleh ...

Morgh-e-Hamsayeh

1974
Tears and Laughters
N/A

A Lost Persian Film. Javad Shadi, who is in charge of a joy caravan, murders his wife Setareh because of her secret lifestyle and association with a vagrant and is sentenced to life imprisonment. He gives his daughter Roya to a traveling singer named Gholam Hossein. Javad is released after fifteen years and returns to his hometown of Rudbar. Gholam Hossein, who entrusts Roya to a wealthy family a year after Javad's imprisonment, gives Javad the address of Amir Afzal. Javad goes to Amir Afzal and his wife and agrees to give up his paternal rights in exchange for his daughter's happiness. Javad finds out that Jamshid Mehrdad, Roya's fiancé, is an unemployed young man with a wife and two children. Javad arranges for Roya to marry Kamran, Roya's music teacher; But Roya hurts Javad due to a misunderstanding, and Javad continues his life in anonymity. Kamran tells Roya the truth of the incident, and the two find Javad and bring him back home.

Tears and Laughters

1964
İki Esir
4.0

The village boy Murat is in love with Zeynep. The villagers live a happy life, but one day pirates land in the village and take it under siege. Murat and Mistik are taken as captives, Zeynep is taken to King Kasim's palace. Murat becomes the king's warrior. Gaffar finds out about Murat and Zeynep's affair, and informs Kasim. So, Kasim takes her as his concubine and makes Murat fight with Tahir. Murat defeats Tahir yet doesn't kill him, so he is crucified by Kasim. Mistik and Zeynep save him and Murat runs away. Kasim wants to marry Zeynep but Murat saves h

İki Esir

1971
Pahlevan Mofrad
N/A

Everyone believes in Morshed, including a young man who is known to be the best friend of Morshed. A young man loves a girl. The girl loses her virginity due to an accident by a bandit. Morshed apparently marries the girl in order to protect her reputation.

Pahlevan Mofrad

1971
Ebram in Paris
N/A

Ebram travels to Paris with the father of the girl he's considering for his brother's wife. In Paris, Ebram finds out that he intends to marry a Parisian girl. Ebram tries to dissuade him, but he himself falls for a Parisian girl named Nicole. Despite Nicole's beauty and good qualities, Ebram feels she clashes with his beliefs and traditions. Although he's deeply in love with her, he decides to return to Iran and marry the girl chosen for his brother himself.

Ebram in Paris

1965
Accusation
N/A

The boy is a medical student, and the girl is a law student. They meet, fall in love, and decide to get married. However, the girl is forced to marry a wealthy man. Years later, the girl's husband is injured in an accident and taken to the hospital where the boy is a doctor. Here, the two old lovers meet again. Later, the girl's husband is murdered, and the boy is accused of murder because of his relationship with the girl and is prosecuted. But it soon becomes clear that the girl's husband had a mistress, and the mistress is the killer.

Accusation

1956
Love in the Port
N/A

In a port far from Iran, a young worker is in love with a girl.

Love in the Port

1967
The Lantern of Imagination‏
N/A

"Fanoos Khiyal", with a brief introduction from illustration in Persian literature to mezzanine in Iranian miniatures and folk paintings, introduces the first camcorder in Iran and shows the first available films. After that, with the development of theaters in Iran, the production of movies begins. Iranian filmmakers in this field have a variety of experiences that result in technical advances and a variety of styles.

The Lantern of Imagination‏

1976
Jabbar, Runaway Sergeant
N/A

No description available.

Jabbar, Runaway Sergeant

1973