Cléopatre

The story of Cleopatra, the fabulous queen of Egypt, and the epic romances between her and the greatest men of Rome, Julius Caesar and Antony. Only a small fragment of this film survives.

Protéa is the last film directed by Victorin-Hippolyte Jasset, one of the early film pioneers in . The hero of this film is a female spy, an acrobatic Mata-Hari, played by his favorite actress, Jose…

The fabled queen of Egypt's affair with Roman general Marc Antony is ultimately disastrous for both of them.

The son of Emperor Nero's poisoner drinks the fatal potion prepared by his mother.

The tyrant Emperor Heliogabalus lives a life of debauchery and set lions loose among his guests.

Partially lost film. One of the kings of ancient Thebes enters the abode of an astrologer and demands that he be told his future. The former utterly refuses to forecast the coming events of his sovereign,…

A man digging inside an Egyptian tomb chops up a mummy, then resurrects the woman inside it. This film is presumably lost.

In the tenth year of the legendary siege of Troy, the invincible warrior Achilles withdraws from battle after a bitter dispute with King Agamemnon over a captive slave girl, leaving the Greek forces vulne…

In this melange of characters and events from separate mythological stories, Hercules, demigod and superman, arrives in the ancient Greek kingdom of Iolcus to tutor Iphitus, son of king Pelias; immediatel…

Robert Macaire (Chevalier Macaire) was a noted criminal and assassin who appears in French plays. His name is renowned in French culture as that of the archetypal villain.

An entomologist guilty of trying to capture rare insects is condemned to be pinned on a giant cork.

Hercules returns to visit an old friend only to discover the kingdom has fallen under the tyrannical rule of the evil Meniste, who enslaves the population to build a massive wall around the city. When the…

An Egyptian prince has lost his beloved wife and he has sought a dervish who dwells at the base of the sphinx.

Based loosely on Shakespeare's play, Plutarch's "Life of Antony", and Pietro Cossa's dramatic poem, "Cleopatra", this movie was spectacular for its time. It offers location shots made in Italy and Egypt, …

A magician charms a caterpillar and turns it into a butterfly woman.

Messalina was the Roman noblewoman who inveigled ageing emperor Claudio into marriage. Once ensconced on the throne, Messalina launched a reign of terror that shook the empire to its very foundations. The…

Looking after his aunt and uncle's house when they're away, animal lover Onésime turns it into a hospital for sick animals.

A cheetah runs away from a fair and steals Belgium's national symbol: Manneken Pis.

In this sword and sandal fantasy, Poseidon must battle a gladiator quartet in ancient Rome. If he wins, the son of Hercules will have his life and anything else he wants. Sure enough, he wins and asks tha…

One day, Calino has the bold and imprudent idea to follow a woman down the street. The woman leads him all the way to the traveling lion cage run by her husband. To avoid her husband's jealous anger, the …