The Serpent and the Rainbow

1988

R

1h 38m

IMDb RATING
6.4/10
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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.

Directors

Writers

Adam Rodman(screenplay by)
Richard Maxwell(screenplay by)
Wade Davis(book by)
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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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Michael Gough
Schoonbacher
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Paul Guilfoyle
Andrew Cassedy
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Dey Young
Mrs. Cassedy
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William Newman
French Missionary Doctor

Directors

Writers

Adam Rodman(screenplay by)
Richard Maxwell(screenplay by)
Wade Davis(book by)

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Details

Release date

February 5, 1988 (United States)

Country of origin

United States of America

Languages

French
Spanish
English

Production company

Universal Pictures

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Box office

Budget

$11,000,000

Gross worldwide

$19,595,031

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