Ferdinand Zecca Movies

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

An early Pathé version of Don Quixote told in 15 chapters.

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.

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

A man is chased by ten women!

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

Mude movie from France

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...

An early hand-tinted adaptation of Ali Baba.

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...

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...

A young woman receives a message, and hurriedly leaves home. But the message was a trick to lure her into a trap, where she is assaulted and killed....

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.

Jesus enters the temple while the merchants are selling their wares. Jesus overturns the tables of the money lenders by showing them their error.

A talented youth has compounded a wonderful fluid, a little of which he applies to the mirror in his room, and when he looks into it his image comes...

A boy armed with itching powder makes a nuisance of himself, spraying everyone in sight.