Ferdinand Zecca Movies

Silent film

This picture describes the well-known biblical story of Samson and Delila. The picture commences with Samson's visit to Gaza, a city of the...

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

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...

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

To fill their jars with water, a group of women gathered around the well. At one point comes Samaria, a woman known for her bad temper. Jesus appears...

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...

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...

Using a blue tint to set the scene under the sea, this is a short, surprisingly violent film where two divers fight to the death with axes over some...

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

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

Short film by Pathé frères released in 1905

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

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...

The French short film recreates key moments from the Russian revolution of 1905 in Odessa.

Short film set in ancient Egypt.

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

In this interesting picture we are given a vivid idea of the principal incidents connected with the Dreyfus case, which caused such a stir in...

A tramp who unwittingly starts a fire is chased by a mob of peasants.