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The Serpent and the Rainbow

The Serpent and the Rainbow

Don't Bury Me...I'm Not Dead!

19886.41h 38m

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.

Directed by Wes Craven
Written by Adam Rodman, Richard Maxwell, Wade Davis
Produced by David Ladd, Doug Claybourne
Box OfficeBudget: $11.0MRevenue: $19.6M

Top Cast

Bill Pullman

Bill Pullman

Dennis Alan

Cathy Tyson

Cathy Tyson

Marielle Duchamp

Zakes Mokae

Zakes Mokae

Dargent Peytraud

Paul Winfield

Paul Winfield

Lucien Celine

Brent Jennings

Brent Jennings

Louis Mozart

Conrad Roberts

Conrad Roberts

Christophe

Badja Djola

Badja Djola

Gaston

Theresa Merritt

Theresa Merritt

Simone

Michael Gough

Michael Gough

Schoonbacher

Paul Guilfoyle

Paul Guilfoyle

Andrew Cassedy

Themes & Keywords

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About The Serpent and the Rainbow

The Serpent and the Rainbow is a horror, thriller film released in 1988 exploring themes of based on novel or book, nightmare, boston, massachusetts, poison, superstition, cemetery. Directed by Wes Craven, it stars Bill Pullman, Cathy Tyson, Zakes Mokae. 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.

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