Ferdinand Zecca Movies

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

A documentary film on crocodile fishing

The film features, in a double role, Henri Plessis, a famous and established performer in the French entertainment world. The film's attraction for...

An honest worker is made redundant, but he will solve his problems by marrying the employer's daughter.

An angel appears to Jesus, who comforts him while he is in the garden of olives and is praying for the strength to do the will of the Father.

Captivated by a vision of beckoning women, a man dives into the ocean, and soon finds himself walking on the ocean floor. After encountering numerous...

It is the depths of winter, and the snow is falling. The desolate landscape casts a melancholic note over the scene. A poor peasant woman awaits her...

A hapless man tries to get undressed only to find himself magically layered in even more clothes. There is no credited director for this film. Modern...

To the modern viewer, it may seem peculiar that there are several movies in which a man sneaks a kiss off a young woman in a darkened railway car,...

A 8-chapter ("tableaux") short film that tells the story of a gambler who ends his life on the guillotine.

Pathé film number 380, released as "What Happened to the Inquisitive Janitor" in the US and as "Peeping Tom" in the UK. The title "What is...

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

Jesus enters the temple while the merchants are selling their wares. Jesus overturns the tables of the money lenders by showing them their error.

A man walks down to the water's edge, takes off his clothes and prepares to go for a swim.... only to find himself fully clothed. This happens again...

Jesus appears, the doctors and sages who were engaged in a discussion listen to him amazed by his words of wisdom.

Certainly one of the greatest literary successes of our time. This work has been translated into every [sic] language and its sale has reached...

After the murder of her lover Julius Caesar, Egypt's queen Cleopatra needs a new ally. She seduces his probable successor Mark Antony. This develops...

Pathe begat the Son of Man. The actual title (minus an accent) is La Vie et la Passion de Notre Seigneur Jesus Christ. It is an April 1914 remake of...