
The Serpent and the Rainbow
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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.
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Rating: 6.4/10 (507 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes: 🍅 62
Status: Released
Original Language: en
Released: 1988-02-05
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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 ChristopheGallery




Crew
Wes Craven
Director
Director
Adam Rodman
Screenplay
Screenplay
David Ladd
Producer
Producer