Movies: Ferdinand Zecca

The story of Jesus Christ, from the proclamation of His Nativity to His Ascension into heaven. Impressive staging and beautiful hand-coloring distinguish the film from its Passion-play counterparts; Its scale and dynamic crowds prelude the Italian ep...

A man flies his plane "Fend l'Air" over Paris....

Pathé film number 380, also known as "What Happened to the Inquisitive Janitor" (US) and "Peeping Tom" (UK). It should not be confused with its remake from 1905 also titled What is Seen Through a Keyhole, a film now considered lost. As a janitor is ...

A drunk staggers into his apartment and falls asleep. He dreams he climbs to the top of a building and flies to the moon, then falls back to earth. When he wakes, still drunk, he is in his apartment....

A man in a suit and cap stops in front of the display of a bookseller, finds and flips… "Invisible Man" by H. G. Wells! Fascinated by the subject, he buys the book and goes home with the intention to test the invisibility formula described by the aut...

Stencil-coloured version of Segundo de Chomón's Les roses magiques (1906)....

A convicted criminal dreams about his past the night before his execution....

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

Some naughty scenes from a balcony....

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

Three young children set up a table, and on the table is placed a miniature stage. The stage curtain opens, a carpet appears, and then the carpet unrolls by itself. Two puppet figures then come out and begin to perform a series of routines....

Segundo de Chomón's remake of Georges Méliès' A Trip to the Moon....

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

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

Nicole Védrès' chronicle of Paris from 1900 to 1914 is brought to life through the use of original material, all authentic, secured from more then 700 films belonging to public and private collections. A few of the celebrities of the time shown are E...

The extraordinary life of cinema pioneer Segundo de Chomón....

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With family connections to some famous French artists, writers, and musicians of the time, Sacha Guitry decided to film the individuals in action, to celebrate the greatness of his culture, threatened by Germany in the ongoing Great War....

An early hand-tinted adaptation of Ali Baba....

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 chase does not turn out as the policemen expect....