Ferdinand Zecca
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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.
Department: Directing
Place of Birth: Paris, France
Birthday: February 19, 1864
Deathday: March 23, 1943
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Gender: Male
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Cinematógrafo 1900
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1979-11-25
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El hombre que quiso ser Segundo
Overview: The extraordinary life of cinema pioneer Segundo de Chomón.
Genres: Documentary Animation Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2014-11-30
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Paris Nineteen Hundred
Overview: Nicole Védrès' chronicle of Paris from 1900 to 1914 is brought to life through the use of original material, all authentic, secured from more then 700 films belonging to public and private collections. A few of the celebrities of the time shown are Enrico Caruso, Sarah Bernhardt, and Maurice Chevalier.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1948-02-25
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Conquering the Skies
Overview: A man flies his plane "Fend l'Air" over Paris.
Genres: Science Fiction
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1901-07-23
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Marvellous Reversing
Overview: A trick film using the reverse effect.
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Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1905-09-18
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Dream of the Moon
Overview: A drunk staggers into his apartment and falls asleep. He dreams he climbs to the top of a building and flies to the moon, then falls back to earth. When he wakes, still drunk, he is in his apartment.
Genres: Fantasy Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1905-04-11
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History of a Crime
Overview: A convicted criminal dreams about his past the night before his execution.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1901-05-04
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Glamor Hornsby
Overview: A retired Nintendo champion comes to terms with his broken Nintendo Entertainment System in Louisville, Kentucky in 2005.
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Original Language: en
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The Marvelous Hen
Overview: A magician performs tricks with a chicken and eggs.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1902-05-24
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How Monsieur Takes His Bath
Overview: A hapless man tries to get undressed only to find himself magically layered in even more clothes.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1903-04-03
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Rigadin in the Balkans
Overview: Charles Prince, his gift of a posy spurned in favor of a rival's expensive ring, goes to enlist in the Balkan Wars. Sort of. That is, he goes to Pathe Freres and talks them into making a movie about him enlisting (and fighting) in the Balkans. That'll teach her!
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1913-04-18
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An Idyll Under a Tunnel
Overview: To the modern viewer, it may seem peculiar that there are several movies in which a man sneaks a kiss off a young woman in a darkened railway car, all produced in the first few years of the motion picture.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1903-12-28
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Those of Our Land
Overview: With family connections to some famous French artists, writers, and musicians of the time, Sacha Guitry decided to film the individuals in action, to celebrate the greatness of his culture, threatened by Germany in the ongoing Great War.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1915-11-22
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The Car and the Cripple
Overview: A group of men with a broken down auto get an assist from a man who can’t walk.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1905-05-15
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