Ferdinand Zecca Movies

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

Short film set in ancient Egypt.

During a strike, several workers are killed in a confrontation. The wife of one of them kills the factory owner. At her trial, the owner's son asks...

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...

Mude movie from France

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

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

A man tries to climb ito bed to get a night's sleep. Every time he does, the bed suddenly is someplace else and he falls on the floor.

Three little chimney-sweepers fall down at the door of a farmhouse exhausted with fatigue and cold when the snow is falling. The most courageous of...

A magician performs tricks with a chicken and eggs.

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...

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...

There are few persons who are not familiar with the story of Samson

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

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.

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 man kills a wealthy miser - frugal fellow, I like to think - and buries his corpse under a haystack. The murderer is haunted by the ghost of his...

A political quarrel between two men that ends in laughter.

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

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...