Ferdinand Zecca Movies

The Clever Baker, shows a not so clever baker baking.

An adaptation of the biblical story.

A diver jumps into a body of water-- and then comes right back out! This film should not be confused with Segundo de Chomón's remake of the...

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...

A man with some sense of intestinal urgency needs to find the right door at a railroad station. He chooses... the wrong door.

A group of men with a broken down auto get an assist from a man who can’t walk.

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

At an island penal institution, new prisoners are brought in one-by-one, and introduced to the harsh realities of prison life. They are put in...

A man is chased by ten women!

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...

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...

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

In Paris, freed by criminal hands, several barrels roll down an endless slope, dragging everything and everyone in their path.

Reproduction of the terrible catastrophe which annihilated the town of St. Peter on May 8, 1902.

A man flies his plane "Fend l'Air" over Paris.

An oppressive droning score makes this rendering of the Faust legend quite disturbing to watch. The film itself consists of a number of impressive...

Some naughty scenes from a balcony.

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

A father and son are working in a coal mine. An explosion occurs, which kills the son.

An early Pathé version of Don Quixote told in 15 chapters.