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The Serpent and the Rainbow

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.

1988 |1h 38m |  Horror, Thriller

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Cast

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Bill Pullman

Dennis Alan

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Cathy Tyson

Marielle Duchamp

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Zakes Mokae

Dargent Peytraud

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Paul Winfield

Lucien Celine

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Brent Jennings

Louis Mozart

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Conrad Roberts

Christophe

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Badja Djola

Gaston

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Theresa Merritt

Simone

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Michael Gough

Schoonbacher

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Paul Guilfoyle

Andrew Cassedy

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Dey Young

Mrs. Cassedy

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Aleta Mitchell

Celestine

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William Newman

French Missionary Doctor

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Francis Guinan

American Doctor

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Diamanda Galás

Voices of the Dead

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Status

Released

Language

French, Spanish, English

Budget

$11,000,000.00

Revenue

$19,595,031.00