Ferdinand Zecca

Known for: Directing
Born: February 19, 1864, Paris, France
Died: March 23, 1943
Movies: 88

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.

Upcoming Ferdinand Zecca Movies

Glamor Hornsby

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Best-Known Movies

5.8

History of a Crime

1901

6.6

The Life and Passion of Jesus Christ

1903

6.0

The Golden Beetle

1907

4.9

Dream and Reality

1901

5.3

What Happened to the Inquisitive Janitor

1901

6.0

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

1902

6.0

The Policemen's Little Run

1907

6.1

Le Voleur invisible

1909

4.6

How Monsieur Takes His Bath

1903

4.9

Alcohol and Its Victims

1902

Filmography

2014	El hombre que quiso ser Segundo	Self (archive footage)
1979	Cinematógrafo 1900	Self (archive footage)
1948	Paris 1900	Self (archive footage)
1915	Those of Our Land	Self
1913	Rigadin in the Balkans
1905	The Car and the Cripple
1905	Marvellous Reversing
1905	Dream of the Moon	Le pochard
1902	The Marvelous Hen	Magician
1901	An Idyll Under a Tunnel
1901	The Illusionist	The Illusionist
1901	Conquering the Skies
1901	History of a Crime

Directing, Writing & Producing

1919	Tears of Forgiveness	Director
1919	The Martyrdom of a Queen	Director
1915	The Old Tragedian	Director
1914	L'Étoile du génie	Director
1914	La jolie Bretonne	Director
1914	La Vie et la Passion de Notre Seigneur Jesus Christ	Director
1914	La danse héroïque	Director
1914	Struggle for Life	Director, Screenplay
1913	Boireau swordsman	Producer
1913	When Paris Loves	Director
1912	Gold Fever	Director
1910	La Tragique Aventure de Robert le Taciturne, duc d'Aquitaine	Director
1910	Slippery Jim	Director
1910	Caesar in Egypt	Director
1910	Cleopatra	Director
1909	Fishing for Crocodiles	Director
1909	Le Voleur invisible	Director
1908	L’Homme à la tête de veau	Director
1907	The Pearl Fisherman	Director
1907	Métempsycose	Director
1907	Life and Passion of Christ	Director
1907	The Golden Beetle	Director
1907	The Policemen's Little Run	Director
1905	Scenes of Convict Life	Director
1905	Les Apaches de Paris	Director
1905	The Regret	Director
1905	Vendetta!!	Director
1905	The Fantastic Diver	Director
1905	The Car and the Cripple	Director
1905	Down in the Coal Mines	Director
1905	Marvellous Reversing	Director
1905	A Father's Honor	Director
1905	Dream of the Moon	Director
1905	The Incendiary	Director
1904	The Strike	Director
1903	Adventures of Don Quixote	Director
1903	The Life and Passion of Jesus Christ	Director
1903	Jésus et la samaritaine	Director
1903	How Monsieur Takes His Bath	Director
1903	Jolly Monks	Director
1903	The Life of a Gamester	Director, Screenplay
1903	Jésus est présenté au peuple	Director
1903	Jésus parmi les docteurs	Director
1902	The Dog and the Pipe	Director
1902	Ingenious Soubrette	Director
1902	Samson and Delilah	Director
1902	Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves	Director
1902	Jésus au jardin des oliviers	Director
1902	Jésus chassant les vendeurs du temple	Director
1902	Jésus devant Pilate	Director
1902	Jésus succombe sous sa croix	Director
1902	The Sleeping Beauty	Director
1902	The Fairy of Spring	Director
1902	The Martinique Disaster	Director
1902	Alcohol and Its Victims	Director, Writer
1902	The Marvelous Hen	Director
1902	Extraordinary Fishing	Director
1901	An Idyll Under a Tunnel	Director
1901	Nuit terrible	Director
1901	Drama at the Bottom of the Sea	Director
1901	A Bad Rich Man (A Christmas Story)	Director
1901	A Political Discussion	Director
1901	The Illusionist	Director
1901	The Seven Castles of the Devil	Director
1901	Scenes From My Balcony	Director
1901	What Happened to the Inquisitive Janitor	Director
1901	The Fairy of the Black Rocks	Director
1901	Conquering the Skies	Director
1901	Impossible To Get a Plunge	Director
1901	Dream and Reality	Director
1901	The Fantastic Plunger	Director
1901	The Prodigal Son	Director
1901	Quo Vadis?	Director
1901	History of a Crime	Director, Writer
1899	Les méfaits d'une tête de veau	Director

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