Ferdinand Zecca Movies

Some naughty scenes from a balcony.

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

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...

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

Short directed by Henri Andréani and Ferdinand Zecca.

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

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...

The extraordinary life of cinema pioneer Segundo de Chomón.

A policeman spots a dog stealing a piece of meat from a butcher's shop, and gives chase. Soon several more policemen have joined the pursuit. But the...

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...

A delightful and typical farce film, ending with the usual Gallic chase.

Reproduction of the terrible catastrophe which annihilated the town of St. Peter on May 8, 1902.

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 man with some sense of intestinal urgency needs to find the right door at a railroad station. He chooses... the wrong door.

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...