The Serpent and the Rainbow
A Harvard anthropologist is sent to Haiti to retrieve a strange powder that is said to have the power to bring human bei...
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.
Genres: Thriller, Horror
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
Dennis Alan
Michael Gough
Schoonbacher
Francis Guinan
American Doctor
Rob Cohen
Executive Producer
Paul Winfield
Lucien Celine
Brent Jennings
Louis Mozart
Zakes Mokae
Dargent Peytraud
Wes Craven
Director
Dey Young
Mrs. Cassedy
Paul Guilfoyle
Andrew Cassedy
William Newman
French Missionary Doctor
Keith Barish
Executive Producer
Badja Djola
Gaston
Conrad Roberts
Christophe
Cathy Tyson
Marielle Duchamp
Theresa Merritt
Simone
Aleta Mitchell
Celestine
Jaime Pina Gautier
Julio
Evencio Mosquera Slaco
Old Shaman
Kimberleigh Aarn
Margrite
Philogen Thomas
Priest
Ana Rosa Smith Avila
Mulatto Nurse
Diamanda Galás
Voices of the Dead
Sally-Anne Munn
Nurse / Intern
Jean-Baptiste Rosvelt
Black Waiter
Robert De James
Old Lame Peasant
Jackson Delgado
Possessed Dancer