Ferdinand Zecca Movies

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

Max causes havoc when he joins other skaters on a frozen lake.

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

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

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...

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

It is winter and a couple invites an old woman to eat. The old woman then becomes a fairy and makes the spring appears.

A man is chased by ten women!

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...

Short directed by Henri Andréani and Ferdinand Zecca.

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

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...

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...

Some naughty scenes from a balcony.

A father and son are working in a coal mine. An explosion occurs, which kills the son.

Apparently inspired by the antics of Harry Houdini, Slippery Jim opens in the office of a police commissioner to whom a rather cocky villain is...

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

Nicole Védrès' chronicle of Paris from 1900 to 1914 is brought to life through the use of original material, all authentic, secured...