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The Serpent and the Rainbow
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The Serpent and the Rainbow

Fri, Feb 5, 1988
  • Horror
  • Thriller
Film · Synopsis

Synopsis

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.

Trailer

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Release windows

When & where

US
  • In CinemasFri, Feb 5, 1988
AU
  • In CinemasThu, Jul 21, 1988
FR
  • In CinemasWed, May 11, 1988
  • PhysicalWed, Sep 6, 2017
DE
  • In CinemasThu, Jun 23, 1988
JP
  • In CinemasSat, May 28, 1988
Where to watch

Streaming TBA

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Cast

Top of the call sheet

  • Bill Pullman
    Bill Pullman
    as Dennis Alan
  • Cathy Tyson
    Cathy Tyson
    as Marielle Duchamp
  • Zakes Mokae
    Zakes Mokae
    as Dargent Peytraud
  • Paul Winfield
    Paul Winfield
    as Lucien Celine
  • Brent Jennings
    Brent Jennings
    as Louis Mozart
  • Conrad Roberts
    Conrad Roberts
    as Christophe
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