The Serpent and the Rainbow

The Serpent and the Rainbow

98 mins | Thriller, Horror | Feb. 5, 1988

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.

The Serpent and the Rainbow

98 mins | Thriller, Horror | Feb. 5, 1988

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.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers Universal Pictures
Original title The Serpent and the Rainbow
Directors Robert Engelman, Wes Craven
Writers Wade Davis, Adam Rodman, Richard Maxwell

Cast

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

Dey Young

as Mrs. Cassedy

Aleta Mitchell

as Celestine

William Newman

as French Missionary Doctor

Evencio Mosquera Slaco

as Old Shaman

Kimberleigh Aarn

as Margrite

Philogen Thomas

as Priest

Ana Rosa Smith Avila

as Mulatto Nurse

Francis Guinan

as American Doctor