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The Serpent and the Rainbow

Cast

Bill Pullman, Cathy Tyson, Zakes Mokae, Paul Winfield View All

Crew

Wes Craven (Director), Richard Maxwell (Screenplay), Adam Rodman (Screenplay) View All

Release: Feb. 5th, 1988

Runtime: 1 hour, 38 minutes

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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