Ferdinand Zecca Movies

The story of the life and passion of Jesus Christ, from the proclamation of his birth to his ascension into heaven.

A demonic magician attempts to perform his act in a strange grotto, but is confronted by a Good Spirit who opposes him.

Nicole Védrès' chronicle of Paris from 1900 to 1914 is brought to life through the use of original material, all authentic, secured...

The extraordinary life of cinema pioneer Segundo de Chomón.

Some naughty scenes from a balcony.

Maxime Vermont tries to get a financial help from his father-in-law, to no avail. Inspired by an idea from a pulp serial, Maxime sets out to kill his...

An early hand-tinted adaptation of Ali Baba.

A man in a suit and cap stops in front of the display of a bookseller, finds and flips… "Invisible Man" by H. G. Wells! Fascinated by the...

Backward facing camera stunt story of a man coming out of the water.

A drunk staggers into his apartment and falls asleep. He dreams he climbs to the top of a building and flies to the moon, then falls back to earth....

This is a compact telling of the Cinderella fairy tale and the film is elaborately staged.

Segundo de Chomón's remake of Georges Méliès' A Trip to the Moon.

The French short film recreates key moments from the Russian revolution of 1905 in Odessa.

A happy family is brought to ruin when the father starts drinking.

Charles Prince, his gift of a posy spurned in favor of a rival's expensive ring, goes to enlist in the Balkan Wars. Sort of. That is, he goes to...

Max causes havoc when he joins other skaters on a frozen lake.

With family connections to some famous French artists, writers, and musicians of the time, Sacha Guitry decided to film the individuals in action, to...

A young woman receives a message, and hurriedly leaves home. But the message was a trick to lure her into a trap, where she is assaulted and killed....

The story of the life and passion of Jesus Christ, from the proclamation of his birth to his ascension into heaven.