Ferdinand Zecca Movies

The story of Jesus Christ, from the proclamation of His Nativity to His Ascension into heaven. Impressive staging and beautiful hand-coloring...

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

Pathé film number 380, also known as "What Happened to the Inquisitive Janitor" (US) and "Peeping Tom" (UK). It should not be confused with...

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...

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

An early hand-tinted adaptation of Ali Baba.

A woman loses her only child. She turns to drink and begins to hallucinate an image of her beloved child.

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

Three young children set up a table, and on the table is placed a miniature stage. The stage curtain opens, a carpet appears, and then the carpet...

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

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

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

A well-dressed, middle-aged man is enjoying a drink at a table with a pretty young woman. He flirts with her, and she seems not to mind his...

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

Jean Clédat, a young sculptor, has fallen in love with Gabrielle Normand, a painter. Jean's father, who expected him to perform his art in his...

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 "Plongeur...

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

It is winter and a couple invites an old woman to eat. The old woman then becomes a fairy and makes the spring appears.