Le spectre rouge

{{Short description|A short silent movie from 1907}}

{{missing information|the film's production, release, reception, and legacy|date=October 2024}}

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| name = Le spectre rouge

| image = File:Le Spectre rouge (1907) de Chomón.jpg

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| director = Segundo de Chomón

| producer = Pathé frères

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| starring = Segundo de Chomón, Julienne Mathieu

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| released = {{Film date|1907}}

| runtime = 9 minutes 57 seconds

| country = France

| language = Silent

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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.{{cite book |isbn=978-1-137-30600-5 |title=Spanish Gothic — National Identity, Collaboration and Cultural Adaptation |author=Xavier Aldana Reyes|date=27 March 2017 |publisher=Palgrave Macmillan UK }} Many sources mistakenly refer to it as Satan s'amuse, another short movie by the same director.{{cite web |url=https://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/index2.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Ffilmographie.fondation-jeromeseydoux-pathe.com%2F545-spectre-rouge |title=Le Spectre rouge – Segundo de Chomón – 1907 |language=fr}}

Plot

File:Le Spectre rouge (1907).webm

A demonic magician attempts to perform his act in a strange grotto, but is confronted by a Good Spirit who opposes him.{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0000614/ |title=The Red Specter (Short 1907) |date=28 April 2024 |website=IMDb}}

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