Directing · b. 1864 · Paris, France

Ferdinand Zecca

Biography

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.

Directed
The Martyrdom of a Queen 1919 Tears of Forgiveness 1919 The Old Tragedian 1915 La danse héroïque 1914 Struggle for Life 1914 L'Étoile du génie 1914 La Vie et la Passion de Notre Seigneur Jesus Christ 1914 When Paris Loves 1913 Gold Fever 1912 La Tragique Aventure de Robert le Taciturne, duc d'Aquitaine 1910 Slippery Jim 1910 Cleopatra 1910 Le caprice du vainqueur 1910 Le Voleur invisible 1909 Fishing for Crocodiles 1909 The Pearl Fisherman 1907 Métempsycose 1907 Life and Passion of Christ 1907 Dream of the Moon 1905 A Father's Honor 1905 Scenes of Convict Life 1905 Down in the Coal Mines 1905 The Car and the Cripple 1905 Les Apaches de Paris 1905 Vendetta!! 1905 Marvellous Reversing 1905 The Regret 1905 The Incendiary 1905 The Strike 1904 The Life and Passion of Jesus Christ 1903 Adventures of Don Quixote 1903 The Life of a Gamester 1903 Jésus est présenté au peuple 1903 Jésus et la samaritaine 1903 Jésus parmi les docteurs 1903 How Monsieur Takes His Bath 1903 Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves 1902 Alcohol and Its Victims 1902 Ingenious Soubrette 1902 The Fairy of Spring 1902 Jésus devant Pilate 1902 Jésus au jardin des oliviers 1902 Jésus chassant les vendeurs du temple 1902 Jésus succombe sous sa croix 1902 The Martinique Disaster 1902 The Marvelous Hen 1902 Samson and Delilah 1902 The Dog and the Pipe 1902 Jolly Monks 1902 Extraordinary Fishing 1902 Conquering the Skies 1901 What Happened to the Inquisitive Janitor 1901 Quo Vadis? 1901 A Bad Rich Man (A Christmas Story) 1901 Drama at the Bottom of the Sea 1901 The Seven Castles of the Devil 1901 History of a Crime 1901 Dream and Reality 1901 A Political Discussion 1901 The Illusionist 1901 The Fantastic Plunger 1901 Scenes From My Balcony 1901 The Prodigal Son 1901 Impossible To Get a Plunge 1901 An Idyll Under a Tunnel 1901 Nuit terrible 1901 Les méfaits d'une tête de veau 1899
Acting
El hombre que quiso ser Segundo Self (archive footage) 2014 Cinematógrafo 1900 Self (archive footage) 1979 Paris 1900 Self (archive footage) 1948 Those of Our Land Self 1915 Rigadin in the Balkans 1913
Other Credits
Boireau swordsman Producer 1913 Miniature Theatre Writer 1909 Samson and Delilah Co-Director 1908 Excursion to the Moon Other 1908 Cinderella or the Glass Slipper Production Supervisor 1907
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