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Ferdinand Zecca (19 February 1864 – 23 March 1947) was a pioneer French film director, film producer, actor and screenwriter. He worked primarily for the Pathé company, first in artistic endeavors then in administration of the internationally based company.
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11 August 1902
Jesus enters the temple while the merchants are selling their wares. Jesus overturns the tables of the money lenders by showing them their error.
25 November 1979
Tribute to Segundo de Chomón. Semi-documentary featuring short films and appearances by actors who explain his works, such as Inma de Santis, Jesús Gúzman, and Ana Mariscal.
26 August 1903
An early Pathé version of Don Quixote told in 15 chapters.
16 October 1901
A political quarrel between two men that ends in laughter.
08 May 1908
Albert Capellani's retelling of the biblical passage, previously taken to the screen by Ferdinand Zecca in 1902.
01 May 1903
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.
25 February 1948
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.
13 December 1901
A man tries to climb ito bed to get a night's sleep. Every time he does, the bed suddenly is someplace else and he falls on the floor.
18 April 1913
Charles Prince, his gift of a posy spurned in favor of a rival's expensive ring, goes to enlist in the Balkan Wars.
26 September 1905
A servant kills his miser master and buries his corpse. The murderer is haunted by the ghost of his victim.
20 February 1914
An honest worker is made redundant, but he will solve his problems by marrying the employer's daughter.
03 January 1907
This is a compact telling of the Cinderella fairy tale and the film is elaborately staged.
28 May 1901
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 name (Plongeur fantastique, 1905).
11 August 1902
A thief named Barabbas and Jesus are brought before Pilate, Pilate says Christ innocent. People say "Crucify him and deliver us Barabbas!
01 January 1913
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 native town, is surprised not to see him come back after his studies at the Fine Arts Academy, all the more as Marie-Claire, his kind-hearted fiancée, is waiting for him at home.
18 June 1915
Talby is a celebrated tragedian. Among his most fervent admirers is Gaby Sombreuse. One day, Gaby meets her idol in the flesh and is.
01 January 1912
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 father-in-law in order to repay his massive debts.
11 February 1907
The story of the life and passion of Jesus Christ, from the proclamation of his birth to his ascension into heaven.
06 November 1901
Using a blue tint to set the scene under the sea, this is a short, surprisingly violent film where two divers fight to the death with axes over some treasure beneath the waves.
11 August 1902
Jesus is forced to carry the cross along the path, but his weakness causes him to sink under the weight of the cross.
04 April 1909
A man in a suit and cap stops in front of the display of a bookseller, finds and flips… "Invisible Man" by H.
25 June 1902
It is the depths of winter, and the snow is falling. The desolate landscape casts a melancholic note over the scene.
22 April 1901
A convicted criminal dreams about his past the night before his execution.
15 May 1903
The story of the life and passion of Jesus Christ, from the proclamation of his birth to his ascension into heaven.
28 September 1901
An unhappy woodcutter is temped by the devil with riches and honors. They visit seven castles, as the man acquires the Seven Capital Sins these castles represent.
20 October 1907
Captivated by a vision of beckoning women, a man dives into the ocean, and soon finds himself walking on the ocean floor.
20 March 1905
A tramp who unwittingly starts a fire is chased by a mob of peasants.
22 November 1915
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.
12 August 1905
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 guard arrives, starting a persecution to the death.
29 May 1902
A happy family is brought to ruin when the father starts drinking.
02 January 1908
Segundo de Chomón's remake of Georges Méliès' A Trip to the Moon.
07 May 1905
A young woman receives a message, and hurriedly leaves home. But the message was a trick to lure her into a trap, where she is assaulted and killed.
18 January 1907
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.
23 December 1905
At an island penal institution, new prisoners are brought in one-by-one, and introduced to the harsh realities of prison life.
30 November 2014
The extraordinary life of cinema pioneer Segundo de Chomón.
14 July 1909
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.
16 May 1905
A father and son are working in a coal mine. An explosion occurs, which kills the son.
09 July 1901
A well-dressed, middle-aged man is enjoying a drink at a table with a pretty young woman. He flirts with her, and she seems not to mind his attentions.
01 November 1912
Georges Méliès's first attempt at Cinderella was in 1899. That film was extraordinary then for having multiple scenes and a semblance of a narrative; additionally, the use of dissolves as transitions in it influenced other filmmakers for years to do the same.
03 November 1905
Rendez-vous of Apaches. Bonneteur and pickpocket. Theft at the scramble. Reticle shooter. Shoplifting.
21 July 1904
During a strike, several workers are killed in a confrontation. The wife of one of them kills the factory owner.
01 August 1901
Pathé film number 380, released as "What Happened to the Inquisitive Janitor" in the US and as "Peeping Tom" in the UK.
30 July 1901
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 and punishes the man with visions of phantoms in a cemetery in order to teach him a lesson.
11 August 1905
Ferdinand Zecca's remake of his own film "Plongeur fantastique" (The Fantastic Plunger, 1901) with tt
30 August 1902
An early hand-tinted adaptation of Ali Baba.
13 April 1907
In turn, the statues come to life, dancers like dolls, perform on a table, the women metamorphose from butterflies, and babies are born from giant flowers.
01 May 1905
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.
29 May 1903
Pathe begat the Son of Man. The actual title (minus an accent) is La Vie et la Passion de Notre Seigneur Jesus Christ.
29 October 1902
Old gentleman stretches himself on the long seat of a French railway car, after placing numerous bundles in the rack above him, and also in the rack over the seat in the opposite side of the compartment.
26 September 1902
This picture describes the well-known biblical story of Samson and Delilah. The picture commences with Samson's visit to Gaza, a city of the Philistines.
11 August 1902
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.
07 March 1903
The film features, in a double role, Henri Plessis, a famous and established performer in the French entertainment world.
