The Serpent and the Rainbow

1h 38min

Horror

Thriller

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.

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
Conrad Roberts

Conrad Roberts

Christophe
Michael Gough

Michael Gough

Schoonbacher
Paul Guilfoyle

Paul Guilfoyle

Andrew Cassedy
Dey Young

Dey Young

Mrs. Cassedy
William Newman

William Newman

French Missionary Doctor
Francis Guinan

Francis Guinan

American Doctor
Diamanda Galás

Diamanda Galás

Voices of the Dead
Sally-Anne Munn

Sally-Anne Munn

Nurse / Intern
Robert De James

Robert De James

Old Lame Peasant
Jackson Delgado

Jackson Delgado

Possessed Dancer
Barbara Guillaume

Barbara Guillaume

Mozart’s Whore
Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson

Newscaster

Release date

5th Feb 1988

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Français, English, Español