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The Serpent and the Rainbow

1988 · Movie · R · 98 min · ★ 6.4

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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.

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

Directed by Wes Craven