
The Serpent and the Rainbow
1988 · Movie · R · 98 min · ★ 6.4
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.
Based on The Serpent and the Rainbow
Also known as Wes Craven's The Serpent and the Rainbow
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Details
- Years
- 1988
- Release date
- 1988-02-05
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 98 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (546 votes)
Themes
- based on novel or book
- nightmare
- boston, massachusetts
- poison
- superstition
- cemetery
- voodoo
- revolution
- beheading
- spider
- hallucination
- surrealism
- +11 more
Cast & crew

Bill Pullman
as Dennis Alan

Cathy Tyson
as Marielle Duchamp

Zakes Mokae
as Dargent Peytraud

Paul Winfield
as Lucien Celine

Brent Jennings
as Louis Mozart

Conrad Roberts
as Christophe

Badja Djola
as Gaston

Theresa Merritt
as Simone

Michael Gough
as Schoonbacher

Paul Guilfoyle
as Andrew Cassedy
Directed by Wes Craven