Ferdinand Zecca Movies

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...

Certainly one of the greatest literary successes of our time. This work has been translated into every [sic] language and its sale has reached...

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...

Reproduction of the terrible catastrophe which annihilated the town of St. Peter on May 8, 1902.

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 of the...

The opening of this remarkable and mysterious film brings into view a scene in a parlor, with two servants discussing the easiest way to hang four...

A boy armed with itching powder makes a nuisance of himself, spraying everyone in sight.

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

A political quarrel between two men that ends in laughter.

Jesus appears, the doctors and sages who were engaged in a discussion listen to him amazed by his words of wisdom.

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

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...

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,...

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.

A magician performs tricks with a chicken and eggs.

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.

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