Ferdinand Zecca Movies

Two men get into a knife fight, in a Corsican tavern, and one of them kills another and escapes. He takes refuge in his house but escapes when the...

Early silent adaptation of the fairy-tale Puss In Boots.

Stencil-coloured version of Segundo de Chomón's Les roses magiques (1906).

An opium smoker intoxicated by this poison, falls asleep and dreams that he is in prison.

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.

A peasant refuses to help a poor old woman to carry a bundle of wood. The old woman transforms to a beautiful fairy seated in a magnificent chariot...

A magician performs tricks with a chicken and eggs.

The opening of this remarkable and mysterious film brings into view a scene in a parlor, with two servants discussing the easiest way to hang four...

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

A thief named Barabbas and Jesus are brought before Pilate, Pilate says Christ innocent. People say "Crucify him and deliver us Barabbas!"

A trick film using the reverse effect.

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...

Behind the elderly husband's back, the lovers kiss and go off together. But is he unaware of their actions. No! So she swears that her husband is mad...

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...

Two monks are seen sitting at a table drinking their beer and smoking their pipes. One has evidently told a funny story judging from their actions....

On the theater stage, a magician makes appear and disappear his partners

Short film set in ancient Egypt.

Rendez-vous of Apaches. Bonneteur and pickpocket. Theft at the scramble. Reticle shooter. Shoplifting. Pepper stripper. The coup of Father...