The Serpent and the Rainbow

IMDb 6.4 1988 • 98 min • HorrorThriller

Director

Wes Craven

Country

US

Plot Summary

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.

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