The Red Spectre (1907)

Original title

Le spectre rouge

Directed by

Segundo de Chomón, Ferdinand Zecca

Genre

silent film, speculative fiction film

Country

France

Runtime

9 min

Rated

NR

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 55 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A red specter appears in a cave and performs magical tricks. A man watches and reacts to the specter's illusions.

theatricalspookywhimsicaldarkgothicearly-cinemafantasticaleerie

What happens

Le spectre rouge (The red specter) is a 1907 French silent film directed by Segundo de Chomón. It is recognised as a major Spanish Gothic film and a major work of Chomón. Many sources mistakenly refer to it as Satan s'amuse, another short movie by the same director. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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