Ferdinand Zecca Movies

To fill their jars with water, a group of women gathered around the well. At one point comes Samaria, a woman known for her bad temper. Jesus appears...

It is the depths of winter, and the snow is falling. The desolate landscape casts a melancholic note over the scene. A poor peasant woman awaits her...

Anaïk, a lovely Breton girl, is engaged to Yvon, a sailor on the destroyer Amphititre. They plan to marry after his return. During his absence,...

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...

Captivated by a vision of beckoning women, a man dives into the ocean, and soon finds himself walking on the ocean floor. After encountering numerous...

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

The story of the life and passion of Jesus Christ, from the proclamation of his birth to his ascension into heaven.

Rendez-vous of Apaches. Bonneteur and pickpocket. Theft at the scramble. Reticle shooter. Shoplifting. Pepper stripper. The coup of Father...

A mischievous boy steals the calf's head from a drunk man, who has been sent by his wife to buy it. The boy then places the ruminant's head on the...

An adaptation of the biblical story.

To the modern viewer, it may seem peculiar that there are several movies in which a man sneaks a kiss off a young woman in a darkened railway car,...

Jesus is forced to carry the cross along the path, but his weakness causes him to sink under the weight of the cross. Simon of Cyrene helps him, the...

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...

Pathé film number 380, released as "What Happened to the Inquisitive Janitor" in the US and as "Peeping Tom" in the UK. The title "What is...

Two men get into a knife fight, in a Corsican tavern, and one of them kills another and escapes. He takes refuge in his house but escapes when the...

A very powerful king gave a great [festivity] in honour of the birth of a princess. He invited all the great dignitaries of his kingdom, as well as...

Jesus is brought before him again, Pontius Pilate washes his hands to show that he has no responsibility in the death of this man and hands him over...

A hapless man tries to get undressed only to find himself magically layered in even more clothes. There is no credited director for this film. Modern...

A diver jumps into a body of water-- and then comes right back out! This film should not be confused with Ferdinand Zecca's own remake of the same...