Ferdinand Zecca Movies

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...

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

Georges Méliès's first attempt at Cinderella was in 1899. That film was extraordinary then for having multiple scenes and a semblance...

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

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

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...

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

A convicted criminal dreams about his past the night before his execution.

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...

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...

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

Robert the Silent earned his nickname with his dejected and taciturn demeanor. One day, a run through the forest led him to a Gypsy encampment. He...

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,...

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

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

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

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...

Jesus is brought before him again, Pontius Pilate washes his hands to show that he has no responsibility in the death of this man and hands him over...