The Serpent and the Rainbow

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.

Movie details

Release date

1988

Runtime

1h 38m

Genres

Horror, Thriller

Status

Released

Original language

EN

Country

United States of America, Haiti, Dominican Republic

Director

Wes Craven

Production

Universal Pictures

Budget

$11,000,000

Revenue

$19,595,031

Cast

Bill Pullman

Dennis Alan

Cathy Tyson

Marielle Duchamp

Zakes Mokae

Dargent Peytraud

Paul Winfield

Lucien Celine

Brent Jennings

Louis Mozart

Conrad Roberts

Christophe