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1. Samson and Delilah (1908)
Short, Drama
There are few persons who are not familiar with the story of Samson, who possessed such supernatural strength, and his wooing of the fair Delilah. We first see Samson as a little baby, when... See full summary »
Directors: Albert Capellani, Henri Andréani, Ferdinand Zecca | Star: Louis Ravet
Votes: 13
2. L'oeil, le pinceau et le cinématographe : naissance d'un art (2021 TV Movie)
53 min | Documentary
Director: Stefan Cornic | Stars: Olivier Assayas, Veronika Bachfischer, Tacita Dean, Thomas A. Edison
Votes: 25
3. Slippery Jim (1910)
9 min | Short, Comedy
A phlegmatic pickpocket is arrested and taken to his cell. As he is an unusually wily customer, he is bound by fetters and chained to the wall. Speedily putting these off, he is locked up ... See full summary »
Director: Ferdinand Zecca
Votes: 139
4. Sleeping Beauty (1903)
Fantasy, Short, Drama
The baptism of the Princess. The fatal spinning-wheel. The Prince is smitten with the Princess. The three cross-roads. The haunted inn. Fairy palace. The mysterious oak. The fairy grotto. The Princess awakes.
Directors: Lucien Nonguet, Ferdinand Zecca
Votes: 29
6. Boireau empoisonneur (1913)
Comedy, Short
Deed, in love with the chemist's daughter, accidentally gives a customer poison instead of some prescribed medicine. Frantically consulting a list of antidotes, he proceeds to overwhelm the man with eggs, milk, etc.
Stars: André Deed, Valentina Frascaroli
Votes: 9
8. In a Hurry to Catch the Train (1902)
Short
The wife gets up, runs to the clock and seeing the time, hurriedly awakens her husband. They will miss the train. In their hurry they cannot find their clothes, madam starts to put on her ... See full summary »
Director: Ferdinand Zecca
Votes: 13
9. The Life and Passion of Jesus Christ (1903)
45 min | Biography, Drama
The story of Jesus Christ from the proclamation of his Nativity to his crucifixion. Impressive scenes and dynamism of the actors prelude to the Italian colossal movies of the silent period.
Directors: Lucien Nonguet, Ferdinand Zecca | Stars: Madame Moreau, Monsieur Moreau
Votes: 670
10. Life and Passion of Christ (1907)
Not Rated | 45 min | Biography, Drama, History
Depicting well-known incidents in the life of Jesus Christ, this milestone of early cinema won world fame, huge audiences and a screen life of decades when most secular films of the time measured their commercial life in weeks.
Director: Ferdinand Zecca
Votes: 67
11. The Red Spectre (1907)
Not Rated | 9 min | Short, Fantasy, Horror
A demonic magician attempts to perform his act in a strange grotto, but is confronted by a Good Spirit who opposes him.
Directors: Segundo de Chomón, Ferdinand Zecca | Star: Julienne Mathieu
Votes: 1,211
12. The Golden Beetle (1907)
Not Rated | 3 min | Short, Fantasy
A sorcerer tosses an iridescent little beetle into a flaming ceremonial cauldron, and much to his amazement, a six-winged fairy in the body of a beautiful young woman emerges. Is his sorcery potent enough to tame her?
Directors: Segundo de Chomón, Ferdinand Zecca
Votes: 927
13. La fièvre de l'or (1912)
Drama
Directors: René Leprince, Ferdinand Zecca | Stars: Stacia Napierkowska, Claude Garry, Louis Ravet, Henri Étiévant
Votes: 26
14. Boireau, roi de la boxe (1912)
Comedy, Short
At a prize fight,Deed gets int a fight of his own with two other spectators and gets thrown out. He goes to a boxing instructor, and after one lesson, he sets out for revenge.
Star: André Deed
Votes: 18
15. Don Quichotte (1903)
9 min | Drama, Short
A self-proclaimed "knight" and his hapless squire travel the Spanish countryside, attacking "giants" that are really windmills in his attempt to win the love of the fair Dulcinea.
Directors: Lucien Nonguet, Ferdinand Zecca
Votes: 44
16. The Devil's Seven Castles (1902)
11 min | Short, Drama, Horror
Dissatisfied with his life, a desperate man decides to make an unholy pact with the Devil, ignoring the seven deadly sins.
Director: Ferdinand Zecca
Votes: 111
17. A Trip to Jupiter (1909)
8 min | Short, Sci-Fi
In a medieval palace, an astronomer with a telescope shows the king.
Director: Segundo de Chomón
Votes: 302
19. Conquering the Skies (1901)
1 min | Short, Fantasy
Fend l'air, a flying machine, flies over the heights of Paris.
Director: Ferdinand Zecca | Star: Ferdinand Zecca
Votes: 162
20. History of a Crime (1901)
5 min | Short, Crime, Drama
A burglar is arrested for a murder. He is condemned to death. Before his execution the murderer dreams of his past, of how he was a bank clerk, then turned to crime. The criminal is then ... See full summary »
Director: Ferdinand Zecca | Stars: Jean Liézer, Bretteau, Ferdinand Zecca
Votes: 777
21. The Invisible Thief (1909)
6 min | Short, Crime, Fantasy
A man buys the novel The Invisible Man by "G.H. Wells" at a bookshop, and in it finds the recipe for Wells' invisibility potion. Then the opportunity makes the thief.
Directors: Segundo de Chomón, Ferdinand Zecca
Votes: 237
22. The Policemen's Little Run (1907)
6 min | Comedy, Short
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.
Director: Ferdinand Zecca
Votes: 674
23. The Vestal (1908)
10 min | Short, Drama
A young Roman soldier and his sweetheart are embracing each other fondly and making their vows. The next scene shows the public square, where it is announced that war has been proclaimed. ... See full summary »
Director: Albert Capellani
Votes: 7
24. The Gambler's Crime (1903)
9 min | Short
The Gambling Hall. The Moneylender. Being unable to pay his debts, he murders the moneylender.
Director: Ferdinand Zecca
Votes: 11
26. The Spring Fairy (1902)
3 min | Short
A couple invites an old lady at home, after having seen her outside under the snow. The lady turns into a fairy and cast a spell to transform the winter season by spring.
Directors: Segundo de Chomón, Ferdinand Zecca
Votes: 182
27. Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1902)
9 min | Adventure, Short
An early adaptation of the Ali Baba tale.
Director: Ferdinand Zecca
Votes: 421
29. The Strike (1904)
5 min | Short, Drama
During a strike, several workers are killed in a confrontation. The wife of one of them kills the factory owner. At her trial, the owner's son asks for mercy, knowing that his father was wrong. Because of that the wife is freed.
Director: Ferdinand Zecca
Votes: 43
31. Remorse (1906)
Short
One man murders another to get his money. He buries the body, but is soon haunted by vengeful spirits.
Director: Ferdinand Zecca
Votes: 23
32. Ingenious Soubrette (1903)
2 min | Fantasy, Short
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 pictures which are leaning against the ... See full summary »
Director: Ferdinand Zecca
Votes: 32
33. The Pearl Fisher (1907)
12 min | Short, Fantasy
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 sea creatures, he comes to a giant ... See full summary »
Director: Ferdinand Zecca
Votes: 123
34. The Fairy of the Black Rocks (1902)
3 min | Short, Comedy
An old woman begs help from a local. When he refuses she reveals herself to be a fairy and torments him.
Director: Ferdinand Zecca
Votes: 20
35. When Paris Loves (1913)
50 min | Drama
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 ... See full summary »
Directors: René Leprince, Ferdinand Zecca | Stars: René Alexandre, Louis Ravet, Gabrielle Robinne, Castillan
Votes: 12
36. From Jealousy to Madness (1907)
8 min | Short, Comedy
Director: Ferdinand Zecca | Star: Max Linder
Votes: 17
38. What Is Seen Through a Keyhole (1901)
2 min | Short, Comedy
A hotel porter tries in his spare time to find out the secrets of the guests in looking through the keyholes of the different rooms. He must see very funny things, judging from his facial expressions.
Director: Ferdinand Zecca
Votes: 596
39. Cinderella (1907)
15 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy
An early version of the Cinderella story.
Director: Albert Capellani | Star: Louise Lagrange
Votes: 103
40. Scenes from My Balcony (1904)
Documentary, Short
Using a telescope, a man spies on his neighbors - a romantic couple, and a woman undressing.
Director: Ferdinand Zecca
Votes: 55
41. Scenes of Convict Life (1905)
8 min | Drama, Short
A prisoner attempts an escape from a brutal penal institution.
Director: Ferdinand Zecca
Votes: 48
42. La lutte pour la vie (1914)
69 min
An honest worker is made redundant, but he will solve his problems by marrying the employer's daughter.
Directors: René Leprince, Ferdinand Zecca | Stars: Gabrielle Robinne, René Alexandre, Gabriel Signoret, Carmen Deraisy
Votes: 31
43. Cinderella or The Glass Slipper (1912)
24 min | Fantasy, Short, Romance
George Melies's second adaption of the classical fairy-tale, from 1912.
Director: Georges Méliès | Stars: Louise Lagrange, Jacques Feyder, Marthe Vinot, Georges Méliès
Votes: 255
44. Down in the Coal Mines (1905)
14 min | Short, Drama
A father and son are working in a coal mine. An explosion occurs, which kills the son.
Directors: Lucien Nonguet, Ferdinand Zecca
Votes: 70
46. The Moon Lover (1905)
6 min | Comedy, Short
An inebriated man falls in love with the moon and climbs a rooftop to reach it. A sudden gust of wind sweeps him all the way to the moon.
Directors: Gaston Velle, Ferdinand Zecca | Star: Ferdinand Zecca
Votes: 125
47. Samson and Delilah (1902)
6 min | Drama, Short
This picture describes the well-known biblical story of Samson and Delila. The picture commences with Samson's visit to Gaza, a city of the Philistines. While there they closed the gates ... See full summary »
Director: Ferdinand Zecca
Votes: 22
48. Fun After the Wedding (1906)
Not Rated | 8 min | Short, Comedy
A delightful and typical farce film, ending with the usual Gallic chase.
Director: Ferdinand Zecca | Star: Louis Moret
Votes: 51
49. Miniature Theatre (1906)
5 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
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 ... See full summary »
Director: Segundo de Chomón
Votes: 248
50. Comment monsieur prend son bain (1903)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short, Comedy
An uncharacteristic "trick" film from Alice Guy. The fellow prepares for his bath. And prepares. And prepares.
Director: Alice Guy | Star: Ferdinand Zecca
Votes: 253