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Ferdinand Zecca

Directing

Ferdinand Zecca

EN, FR, ES, XX cinema · 87 credits

Born

19 February 1864

Died

23 March 1943 (aged 79)

Birthplace

Paris, France

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.

Known for

Filmography

Glamor Hornsby poster

Glamor Hornsby

ENNot rated

as School Girl #3

Exécution en Chine

Exécution en Chine

FRNot rated

Director

El hombre que quiso ser Segundo poster

El hombre que quiso ser Segundo

ES · 20146.0

as Self (archive footage)

Cinematógrafo 1900 poster

Cinematógrafo 1900

ES · 19796.3

as Self (archive footage)

Paris 1900 poster

Paris 1900

FR · 19485.7

as Self (archive footage)

Le calvaire d'une reine

1919

The Martyrdom of a Queen

XX · 191910.0

Director

Les Larmes du pardon

1919

Tears of Forgiveness

FR · 191910.0

Director

Those of Our Land poster

Those of Our Land

FR · 19156.8

as Self

The Old Tragedian poster

The Old Tragedian

FR · 19158.0

Director

La danse héroïque poster

La danse héroïque

FR · 1914Not rated

Director

La Lutte pour la vie

1914

Struggle for Life

FR · 19146.2

Director, Screenplay

L'Étoile du génie poster

L'Étoile du génie

XX · 19148.0

Director, Scenario Writer

La Vie et la Passion de Notre Seigneur Jesus Christ

1914

La Vie et la Passion de Notre Seigneur Jesus Christ

FR · 19145.0

Director

La jolie Bretonne poster

La jolie Bretonne

EN · 1914Not rated

Director

Rigadin in the Balkans poster

Rigadin in the Balkans

EN · 191310.0

Actor

Cœur de femme

1913

When Paris Loves

FR · 19135.5

Director

Boireau swordsman poster

Boireau swordsman

FR · 19138.0

Producer

La Fièvre de l'or

1912

Gold Fever

FR · 19126.0

Director

Cinderella or The Glass Slipper poster

Cinderella or The Glass Slipper

FR · 19125.8

Editor

La Tragique Aventure de Robert le Taciturne, duc d'Aquitaine poster

La Tragique Aventure de Robert le Taciturne, duc d'Aquitaine

FR · 19109.0

Director

Slippery Jim poster

Slippery Jim

FR · 19107.3

Director

Cléopâtre

1910

Cleopatra

FR · 19104.0

Director

Le Caprice du vainqueur

1910

Caesar in Egypt

FR · 191010.0

Director

Le Voleur invisible poster

Le Voleur invisible

FR · 19096.1

Director

Pêche aux Crocodiles

1909

Fishing for Crocodiles

FR · 1909Not rated

Director

Excursion to the Moon poster

Excursion to the Moon

FR · 19085.3

Other

Samson

1908

Samson and Delilah

FR · 19088.0

Co-Director

L’Homme à la tête de veau

1908

L’Homme à la tête de veau

FR · 1908Not rated

Director

The Pearl Fisherman poster

The Pearl Fisherman

FR · 19075.7

Director

Métempsycose poster

Métempsycose

FR · 19075.8

Director

Life and Passion of Christ poster

Life and Passion of Christ

FR · 19076.5

Director

Cinderella or the Glass Slipper poster

Cinderella or the Glass Slipper

FR · 19076.2

Production Supervisor

The Policemen's Little Run poster

The Policemen's Little Run

FR · 19076.0

Director

The Golden Beetle poster

The Golden Beetle

FR · 19076.0

Director

Marvellous Reversing poster

Marvellous Reversing

FR · 19057.8

Actor, Director

Rêve à la lune

1905

Dream of the Moon

FR · 19056.6

as Le pochard, Director

Automobile et cul-de-jatte

1905

The Car and the Cripple

FR · 1905Not rated

Actor, Director

A Father's Honor poster

A Father's Honor

FR · 19055.6

Director

Au bagne

1905

Scenes of Convict Life

FR · 19056.0

Director

Au pays noir

1905

Down in the Coal Mines

FR · 19055.7

Director

Les Apaches de Paris poster

Les Apaches de Paris

EN · 190510.0

Director

Vendetta!! poster

Vendetta!!

FR · 19055.0

Director

The Regret poster

The Regret

FR · 19055.5

Director

L'Incendiaire

1905

The Incendiary

FR · 19059.0

Director

The Fantastic Diver poster

The Fantastic Diver

FR · 19057.5

Director

The Strike poster

The Strike

FR · 19045.8

Director

Ladies of the Court Bathing poster

Ladies of the Court Bathing

FR · 19045.8

Director

The Life and Passion of Jesus Christ poster

The Life and Passion of Jesus Christ

FR · 19036.6

Director

La Vie d'un joueur

1903

The Life of a Gamester

FR · 19038.0

Screenplay, Director

Aventures de Don Quichotte

1903

Adventures of Don Quixote

FR · 19035.7

Director

Jésus est présenté au peuple

1903

Jésus est présenté au peuple

FR · 1903Not rated

Director

Jésus et la samaritaine

1903

Jésus et la samaritaine

FR · 1903Not rated

Director

Jésus parmi les docteurs

1903

Jésus parmi les docteurs

FR · 1903Not rated

Director

Nos bons moines

1903

Jolly Monks

FR · 19035.0

Director

How Monsieur Takes His Bath poster

How Monsieur Takes His Bath

FR · 19034.6

Director

The Marvelous Hen poster

The Marvelous Hen

FR · 19026.0

as Magician, Director

What Happened to the Inquisitive Janitor poster

What Happened to the Inquisitive Janitor

FR · 19025.3

Director

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves poster

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

FR · 19026.0

Director

Alcohol and Its Victims poster

Alcohol and Its Victims

FR · 19024.9

Director, Writer

La Soubrette ingénieuse

1902

Ingenious Soubrette

FR · 19027.7

Director

The Fairy of Spring poster

The Fairy of Spring

XX · 19026.0

Director

Jésus devant Pilate

1902

Jésus devant Pilate

FR · 1902Not rated

Director

Jésus au jardin des oliviers

1902

Jésus au jardin des oliviers

FR · 1902Not rated

Director

Jésus chassant les vendeurs du temple

1902

Jésus chassant les vendeurs du temple

FR · 1902Not rated

Director

Jésus succombe sous sa croix

1902

Jésus succombe sous sa croix

FR · 1902Not rated

Director

The Martinique Disaster poster

The Martinique Disaster

FR · 19026.0

Director

Samson et Dalila

1902

Samson and Delilah

FR · 19028.0

Director

The Dog and the Pipe poster

The Dog and the Pipe

FR · 19027.0

Director

La Belle au bois dormant

1902

The Sleeping Beauty

FR · 1902Not rated

Director

Conquering the Skies poster

Conquering the Skies

FR · 19014.9

Actor, Director

History of a Crime poster

History of a Crime

FR · 19015.8

Actor, Director, Writer

An Idyll Under a Tunnel poster

An Idyll Under a Tunnel

FR · 19016.5

Actor, Director

L'Illusionniste mondain

1901

The Illusionist

FR · 190110.0

as The Illusionist, Director

Quo Vadis? poster

Quo Vadis?

FR · 190110.0

Director

Le Mauvais Riche

1901

A Bad Rich Man (A Christmas Story)

FR · 1901Not rated

Director

Drama at the Bottom of the Sea poster

Drama at the Bottom of the Sea

FR · 19015.1

Director

The Seven Castles of the Devil poster

The Seven Castles of the Devil

FR · 19015.7

Director

Dream and Reality poster

Dream and Reality

FR · 19014.9

Director

Discussion politique

1901

A Political Discussion

FR · 19015.2

Director

The Fantastic Plunger poster

The Fantastic Plunger

FR · 19015.0

Director

Scenes From My Balcony poster

Scenes From My Balcony

FR · 19015.6

Director

L'Enfant prodigue

1901

The Prodigal Son

FR · 19017.0

Director

Impossible To Get a Plunge poster

Impossible To Get a Plunge

XX · 19017.0

Director

Nuit terrible

1901

Nuit terrible

FR · 19014.0

Director

La Pêche miraculeuse

1901

Extraordinary Fishing

FR · 1901Not rated

Director

The Fairy of the Black Rocks poster

The Fairy of the Black Rocks

FR · 19014.0

Director

Les méfaits d'une tête de veau

1899

Les méfaits d'une tête de veau

FR · 18997.0

Director