The Serpent and the Rainbow
525 reviews
Horror/Thriller
1h 38m
1988
A Harvard anthropologist is sent to Haiti to retrieve a strange powder that is said to have the power to bring human beings back from the dead. In his quest...
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A Harvard anthropologist is sent to Haiti to retrieve a strange powder that is said to have the power to bring human beings back from the dead. In his quest to find the miracle drug, the cynical scientist enters the rarely seen netherworld of walking zombies, blood rites and ancient curses. Based on the true life experiences of Wade Davis and filmed on location in Haiti, it's a frightening excursion into black magic and the supernatural.
- DirectorWes Craven
- Release5 February 1988
- Genre
- Duration1h 38m
- Budget$11,000,000
- Revenue$19,595,031
- Rate525 reviews
- Productions
Universal Pictures
Cast

Bill Pullman
Dennis Alan

Cathy Tyson
Marielle Duchamp

Zakes Mokae
Dargent Peytraud

Paul Winfield
Lucien Celine

Brent Jennings
Louis Mozart

Conrad Roberts
Christophe

Badja Djola
Gaston

Theresa Merritt
Simone

Michael Gough
Schoonbacher

Paul Guilfoyle
Andrew Cassedy

Dey Young
Mrs. Cassedy

Aleta Mitchell
Celestine

William Newman
French Missionary Doctor

Francis Guinan
American Doctor

Diamanda Galás
Voices of the Dead

Michael Jackson
Newscaster
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