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

1. History of a Crime (1901) — Director
2. The Life and Passion of Jesus Christ (1903) — Director
3. What Happened to the Inquisitive Janitor (1901) — Director
4. Dream and Reality (1901) — Director
5. The Policemen's Little Run (1907) — Director
6. Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1902) — Director
7. Le Voleur invisible (1909) — Director
8. How Monsieur Takes His Bath (1903) — Director
9. Alcohol and Its Victims (1902) — Director
10. Conquering the Skies (1901) — Director
11. The Seven Castles of the Devil (1901) — Director
12. The Pearl Fisherman (1907) — Director
13. The Fairy of Spring (1902) — Director
14. Dream of the Moon (1905) — Director
15. The Fantastic Plunger (1901) — Director
16. Drama at the Bottom of the Sea (1901) — Director
17. Slippery Jim (1910) — Director
18. Down in the Coal Mines (1905) — Director
19. Scenes From My Balcony (1901) — Director
20. Adventures of Don Quixote (1903) — Director
21. The Strike (1904) — Director
22. A Father's Honor (1905) — Director
23. Métempsycose (1907) — Director
24. A Political Discussion (1901) — Director
25. When Paris Loves (1913) — Director
26. Struggle for Life (1914) — Director
27. The Regret (1905) — Director
28. Ingenious Soubrette (1902) — Director
29. Scenes of Convict Life (1905) — Director
30. Gold Fever (1912) — Director
31. Marvellous Reversing (1905) — Director
32. The Martinique Disaster (1902) — Director
33. The Marvelous Hen (1902) — Director
34. Life and Passion of Christ (1907) — Director
35. Vendetta!! (1905) — Director
36. The Dog and the Pipe (1902) — Director
37. An Idyll Under a Tunnel (1901) — Director
38. The Fantastic Diver (1905) — Director
39. The Fairy of the Black Rocks (1901) — Director
40. La Tragique Aventure de Robert le Taciturne, duc d'Aquitaine (1910) — Director

Also appeared in

1. History of a Crime (1901)
2. Conquering the Skies (1901)
3. Paris 1900 (1948) — Self (archive footage)
4. Dream of the Moon (1905) — Le pochard
5. Those of Our Land (1915) — Self
6. Cinematógrafo 1900 (1979) — Self (archive footage)
7. Marvellous Reversing (1905)
8. The Marvelous Hen (1902) — Magician
9. An Idyll Under a Tunnel (1901)
10. El hombre que quiso ser Segundo (2014) — Self (archive footage)
11. Rigadin in the Balkans (1913)
12. The Illusionist (1901) — The Illusionist
13. Glamor Hornsby — School Girl #3
14. The Car and the Cripple (1905)