Overview
Plot
A Harvard anthropologist travels to Haiti to find a powder said to raise the dead. His search draws him into a hidden world of zombies, blood rites, and ancient curses.
- Directors
- Wes Craven
- Cast
- Bill Pullman, Cathy Tyson, Zakes Mokae, Paul Winfield, Brent Jennings, Conrad Roberts, Badja Djola, Theresa Merritt, Michael Gough, Paul Guilfoyle, Dey Young, Aleta Mitchell, William Newman, Jaime Pina Gautier, Evencio Mosquera Slaco, Kimberleigh Aarn, Philogen Thomas, Ana Rosa Smith Avila, Francis Guinan, Diamanda Galás
- Country
- United States of America, Haiti, Dominican Republic
- Genre
- Horror, Thriller
- Release date
- 1988-02-05
- Studios
- Universal Pictures
Plot
Warning: spoilers
The Serpent and the Rainbow Plot and Cast
Sent to Haiti to retrieve a strange powder believed to bring people back from the dead, a cynical Harvard anthropologist pursues the miracle drug. His quest leads him into a rarely seen netherworld of walking zombies, blood rites, and ancient curses. Based on Wade Davis's real-life experiences and filmed on location in Haiti, it is a frightening excursion into black magic and the supernatural.
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