The Serpent and the Rainbow

Feb 5, 1988

1h 38m

★ 6.4

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

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.

Genres

Horror

Thriller

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

The Serpent and the Rainbow Trailers

Cast

Dennis Alan

Bill Pullman

Marielle Duchamp

Cathy Tyson

Dargent Peytraud

Zakes Mokae

Lucien Celine

Paul Winfield

Louis Mozart

Brent Jennings

Christophe

Conrad Roberts

Gaston

Badja Djola

Simone

Theresa Merritt

Schoonbacher

Michael Gough

Andrew Cassedy

Paul Guilfoyle

Mrs. Cassedy

Dey Young

Celestine

Aleta Mitchell

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