Ferdinand Zecca Movies

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

A political quarrel between two men that ends in laughter.

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

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

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

Depicting well-known incidents in the life of Jesus Christ, this milestone of early cinema won world fame, huge audiences and a screen life of...

Talby is a celebrated tragedian. Among his most fervent admirers is Gaby Sombreuse. One day, Gaby meets her idol in the flesh and is... very...

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

An honest worker is made redundant, but he will solve his problems by marrying the employer's daughter.

A magician performs tricks with a chicken and eggs.

A man is chased by ten women!

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...