Ferdinand Zecca Movies

  • 1902
    The Marvelous Hen

    The Marvelous Hen

    The Marvelous Hen

    41902HD

    A magician performs tricks with a chicken and eggs.

    The Marvelous Hen
  • 1914
    La Vie et la Passion de Notre Seigneur Jesus Christ

    La Vie et la Passion de Notre Seigneur Jesus Christ

    La Vie et la Passion de Notre Seigneur Jesus Christ

    51914HD

    Pathe begat the Son of Man. The actual title (minus an accent) is La Vie et la Passion de Notre Seigneur Jesus Christ. It is an April 1914 remake of...

    La Vie et la Passion de Notre Seigneur Jesus Christ
  • 1903
    La Vie d'un joueur

    La Vie d'un joueur

    La Vie d'un joueur

    01903HD

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

    La Vie d'un joueur
  • 1914
    L'étoile du génie

    L'étoile du génie

    L'étoile du génie

    01914HD

    L'étoile du génie
  • 1905
    The Car and the Cripple

    The Car and the Cripple

    The Car and the Cripple

    01905HD

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

    The Car and the Cripple
  • 1905
    Scenes of Convict Life

    Scenes of Convict Life

    Scenes of Convict Life

    41905HD

    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...

    Scenes of Convict Life
  • 1903
    How Monsieur Takes His Bath

    How Monsieur Takes His Bath

    How Monsieur Takes His Bath

    4.61903HD

    A hapless man tries to get undressed only to find himself magically layered in even more clothes.

    How Monsieur Takes His Bath
  • 1904
    The Wrong Door

    The Wrong Door

    The Wrong Door

    5.51904HD

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

    The Wrong Door
  • 1902
    Jésus au jardin des oliviers

    Jésus au jardin des oliviers

    Jésus au jardin des oliviers

    01902HD

    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.

    Jésus au jardin des oliviers
  • 1905
    Whence Does He Come?

    Whence Does He Come?

    Whence Does He Come?

    41905HD

    Backward facing camera stunt story of a man coming out of the water.

    Whence Does He Come?
  • 1901
    In a Hurry to Catch a Train

    In a Hurry to Catch a Train

    In a Hurry to Catch a Train

    01901HD

    The wife gets up, runs to the clock and seeing the time, hurriedly awakens her husband. They will miss the train. In their hurry they cannot find...

    In a Hurry to Catch a Train
  • 1905
    The Regret

    The Regret

    The Regret

    4.71905HD

    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...

    The Regret
  • 1915
    The Old Tragedian

    The Old Tragedian

    The Old Tragedian

    01915HD

    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...

    The Old Tragedian
  • 1910
    Le caprice du vainqueur

    Le caprice du vainqueur

    Le caprice du vainqueur

    01910HD

    Short film set in ancient Egypt.

    Le caprice du vainqueur
  • 1901
    A Political Discussion

    A Political Discussion

    A Political Discussion

    4.31901HD

    A political quarrel between two men that ends in laughter.

    A Political Discussion
  • 1905
    Marvellous Reversing

    Marvellous Reversing

    Marvellous Reversing

    6.81905HD

    A trick film using the reverse effect.

    Marvellous Reversing
  • 1903
    The Illusionist

    The Illusionist

    The Illusionist

    01903HD

    On the theater stage, a magician makes appear and disappear his partners

    The Illusionist
  • 1970
    Glamor Hornsby

    Glamor Hornsby

    Glamor Hornsby

    01970HD

    A retired Nintendo champion comes to terms with his broken Nintendo Entertainment System in Louisville, Kentucky in 2005.

    Glamor Hornsby
  • 1902
    Jésus chassant les vendeurs du temple

    Jésus chassant les vendeurs du temple

    Jésus chassant les vendeurs du temple

    01902HD

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

    Jésus chassant les vendeurs du temple
  • 1905
    The Incendiary

    The Incendiary

    The Incendiary

    01905HD

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

    The Incendiary