Esmail Koushan

Production

Esmail Koushan

Born — Died

1917-01-01 — 1981-01-01

Place of birth

Tehran, Iran

Known for

Production

Credits

41 titles

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

Film credits

Behind the camera

Runaway Bride poster
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No synopsis available yet.

Runaway Bride

1958

Runaway Bride poster
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No synopsis available yet.

Runaway Bride

1958

Mah Pishooni poster
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No synopsis available yet.

Mah Pishooni

1971

The Invisible Man poster
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A young doctor whose body cells have become colorless one day feels that he is invisible. He makes his loved ones aware of his situation, and at this point, a group tries to save the young doctor, and some try to obtain the formula for the cells to become colorless. In the meantime, incidents occur, and finally, the young doctor succeeds in regaining his normal state.

The Invisible Man

1966

The Invisible Man poster
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A young doctor whose body cells have become colorless one day feels that he is invisible. He makes his loved ones aware of his situation, and at this point, a group tries to save the young doctor, and some try to obtain the formula for the cells to become colorless. In the meantime, incidents occur, and finally, the young doctor succeeds in regaining his normal state.

The Invisible Man

1966

The Invisible Man poster
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A young doctor whose body cells have become colorless one day feels that he is invisible. He makes his loved ones aware of his situation, and at this point, a group tries to save the young doctor, and some try to obtain the formula for the cells to become colorless. In the meantime, incidents occur, and finally, the young doctor succeeds in regaining his normal state.

The Invisible Man

1966

Zendani Amir poster
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Directed by Esmail Kushan.

Zendani Amir

1948

Zendani Amir poster
7.0

Directed by Esmail Kushan.

Zendani Amir

1948

The Bandit poster
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The story of Ahmad, a young gypsy who is hated by one of the Kurdish tribes and accused of theft by them.

The Bandit

1954

Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar poster
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The adventures of Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar's life before ascending to the throne until his assassination by a Georgian, including his encounter with Sohrab, who is in love with one of the Qajar princesses.

Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar

1954

Bank Robber poster
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The thief, who looks a lot like the bank manager, after a long time of tracking and planning a precise scheme, introduces himself as the manager and robs the bank's safe. But he fails to execute the plan and gets caught by the police.

Bank Robber

1965

Bank Robber poster
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The thief, who looks a lot like the bank manager, after a long time of tracking and planning a precise scheme, introduces himself as the manager and robs the bank's safe. But he fails to execute the plan and gets caught by the police.

Bank Robber

1965

Bank Robber poster
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The thief, who looks a lot like the bank manager, after a long time of tracking and planning a precise scheme, introduces himself as the manager and robs the bank's safe. But he fails to execute the plan and gets caught by the police.

Bank Robber

1965

Ashamed poster
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Maryam, a village girl engaged to Ahmad, is deceived by a city boy named Mahmoud. Fearing scandal, Maryam becomes a wanderer in the city. Later, she turns to singing and quickly gains much fame and popularity.

Ashamed

1950

Love Thief poster
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Majid, who knows a lot about music, gets fed up with being jobless and becomes a music teacher for the A'yan al-Molk family. This is happening while they're waiting for a suitor who's actually a fraud, planning to marry the daughter and get his hands on the family's wealth.

Love Thief

1952

Generation of the Brave poster
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During the reign of Malik-Shah I, a man lays claim to the throne. A young man who has suffered under the oppression of the pretender's agents, guided by Nizam al-Mulk, engages in numerous battles and ultimately succeeds in defeating the rebellious usurper, restoring peace to his homeland.

Generation of the Brave

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Amir Arsalan-e Namdar poster
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Roum was conquered by European invaders, and its pregnant Banu (lady) forced to flee for her life. She becomes wedded to an Egyptian merchant and gives birth to her child, Arsalan. The merchant claims the child as his own. Eventually, of course, Arsalan learns of his royal origins and takes it in his mind to reclaim his throne.

Amir Arsalan-e Namdar

1966

The Beautiful Devil poster
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After her father decides to marry her for the fourth time to an old man, Zari flees her hometown for the city. After a few days of working as a maid in a house, she is drawn into a cabaret by Teymouri.

The Beautiful Devil

1962

I Love You poster
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Two brothers, Hooshang and Manouchehr, go to propose to two sisters, Katayoun and Soudabeh.

I Love You

1963

Son of the Sea poster
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The sultan finally has a son after a long wait, but when he is about to introduce his heir, he is murdered by his vizier's conspiracy.

Son of the Sea

1959

Ebram in Paris poster
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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

The Nights of Tehran poster
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The city prosecutor, due to overwork, neglects his wife. In this situation, a bad friend deceives his wife, and she elopes with him. From then on, the prosecutor himself takes on the guardianship of his only daughter.

The Nights of Tehran

1953

The Luminescent Jewel poster
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"Nader shah" surrounded Isfahan by his soldiers and captured the puppet ruler. Then it turns out that Hakim is his former friend who treacherously set fire to his house and killed his wife many years ago, but his son is the freedom-loving young man who has fought many battles in the advancement of patriotic goals. In this situation, when it is announced that the ruler has been caught, the city has been conquered without bloodshed, and the puppet ruler will also be punished for his actions.

The Luminescent Jewel

1967

The Luminescent Jewel poster
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"Nader shah" surrounded Isfahan by his soldiers and captured the puppet ruler. Then it turns out that Hakim is his former friend who treacherously set fire to his house and killed his wife many years ago, but his son is the freedom-loving young man who has fought many battles in the advancement of patriotic goals. In this situation, when it is announced that the ruler has been caught, the city has been conquered without bloodshed, and the puppet ruler will also be punished for his actions.

The Luminescent Jewel

1967

The Luminescent Jewel poster
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"Nader shah" surrounded Isfahan by his soldiers and captured the puppet ruler. Then it turns out that Hakim is his former friend who treacherously set fire to his house and killed his wife many years ago, but his son is the freedom-loving young man who has fought many battles in the advancement of patriotic goals. In this situation, when it is announced that the ruler has been caught, the city has been conquered without bloodshed, and the puppet ruler will also be punished for his actions.

The Luminescent Jewel

1967

The Shadow of Fate poster
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A woman commits suicide because she doesn't want to give in to her mother's evil temptations.

The Shadow of Fate

1961

No artwork available
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A girl who is a milk delivery agent meets a young man and soon becomes infatuated with him.

The Milkman

1960

No artwork available
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A girl who is a milk delivery agent meets a young man and soon becomes infatuated with him.

The Milkman

1960

The Enchanter poster
7.0

Shokat After her husband's death, tries to trap her young Nasser secretary.

The Enchanter

1952

Love in the Port poster
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In a port far from Iran, a young worker is in love with a girl.

Love in the Port

1967

Morgh-e-Hamsayeh poster
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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

No artwork available
NR

An Iranian adventure movie from director Azizollah Rafie.

Love Trap

1961

Sheikh Saleh poster
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1322 Islamic Calendar year; Iran before the constitutional revolution. People have formed a revolutionary committee to fight Khan. Cossack brigades are torturing and executing people, and Sheikh Saleh and his brother Esrafil with the help of an old man named Khajeh Isaa are prepared to fight against Khan and his steward Hollakoo.

Sheikh Saleh

1973

Drunk on Love poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Drunk on Love

1951

Drunk on Love poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Drunk on Love

1951

Tears and Laughters poster
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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

Tears and Laughters poster
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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

The Naughty Girl poster
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Fati is the maid favored by the master and hated by the lady of the house, and in the end, the lady of the house gets her way and fires Fati, leaving her unemployed.

The Naughty Girl

1957

Accusation poster
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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

Arshin Mal Alan poster
8.0

A father plans to marry his daughter to a wealthy old man, but she is in love with a cloth peddler

Arshin Mal Alan

1960