The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988)

6.4/10 • 98 min • Horror Thriller

Overview

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.

Cast

Bill Pullman

Cathy Tyson

Marielle Duchamp

Zakes Mokae

Dargent Peytraud

Paul Winfield

Brent Jennings

Conrad Roberts

Badja Djola

Theresa Merritt

Michael Gough

Paul Guilfoyle

Dey Young

Aleta Mitchell

William Newman

French Missionary Doctor

Francis Guinan

American Doctor

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