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Ferdinand Zecca

French director

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development of course comique

  • The Passion of Joan of Arc
    In history of film: Pre-World War I European cinema

    At Pathé Frères, director general Ferdinand Zecca perfected the course comique, a uniquely Gallic version of the chase film, which inspired Mack Sennett’s Keystone Kops, while the immensely popular Max Linder created a comic persona that would deeply influence the work of Charlie Chaplin. The episodic crime film was pioneered…

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