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Le spectre rouge

Le spectre rouge

1907Short⏱️ 9mNot Rated
ShortFantasyHorror
6.5
IMDB Rating
1,354 votes

A demonic magician attempts to perform his act in a strange grotto, but is confronted by a Good Spirit who opposes him.

Director
N/A
Writers
N/A
Stars
Julienne Mathieu
Release Date
August 17, 1907
Language
None, French
Country
France
💬 14
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

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Julienne Mathieu

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Production
Pathé Frères

🏷️ Keywords

monsterdamneddamnationpurgatoryevil

🎯 Categories

FantasyHorrorShort

⭐ Featured Review

What does Satan do when he is bored? He puts on a magic show, of course!
by planktonrules2014-02-14
8/10

"This is one of the weirdest films I've ever seen from the filmmaker Segundo de Chomón--and much of this is because the film is set in Hell and the leading man is the Devil himself! Interestingly, he looks much more like a skeleton than 'Ol Scratch and he is bored. In fact, he's so bored that he decides to put on a magic show! Assisted by his main squeeze (Julienne Mathieu--the director's wife), the Devil does one trick after another after another. In fact, there are so many that it's fatiguing. It's much like watching three or four of Georges Méliès films (who Cho..."

💡 Did You Know?

Has a link to the Ulli Lommel's Zodiac Killer (2005) case. A letter allegedly sent by the Zodiac Killer, who may have been a film buff, was signed "The Red Phantom" and could have referred to this film or to the color "Masque of the Red Death" sequence in Lon Chaney's 1925 The Phantom of the Opera (1925).

📖 Synopsis

A demonic magician attempts to perform his act in a strange grotto, but is confronted by a Good Spirit who opposes him.