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The Serpent and the Rainbow

The Serpent and the Rainbow
★ 6.4/10•1988•1h 38m•R•Horror•Thriller

Don't Bury Me...I'm Not Dead!

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.

Wes Craven · Director

Richard Maxwell · Screenplay

Adam Rodman · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 38m
LanguageEN
Release DateFeb 5, 1988
Budget$11,000,000
Revenue$19,595,031

Actors

Bill Pullman

Bill Pullman

Dennis Alan

Cathy Tyson

Cathy Tyson

Marielle Duchamp

Zakes Mokae

Zakes Mokae

Dargent Peytraud

Paul Winfield

Paul Winfield

Lucien Celine

Brent Jennings

Brent Jennings

Louis Mozart

Conrad Roberts

Conrad Roberts

Christophe

Badja Djola

Badja Djola

Gaston

Theresa Merritt

Theresa Merritt

Simone

Michael Gough

Michael Gough

Schoonbacher

Paul Guilfoyle

Paul Guilfoyle

Andrew Cassedy

Dey Young

Dey Young

Mrs. Cassedy

Aleta Mitchell

Aleta Mitchell

Celestine

William Newman

William Newman

French Missionary Doctor

Jaime Pina Gautier

Julio

Evencio Mosquera Slaco

Old Shaman

Kimberleigh Aarn

Margrite

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