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The Serpent and the Rainbow(1988)
Status: Released
Date: 1988-02-05
64%
508 Votes
Time: 1h 38m
Don't Bury Me...I'm Not Dead!
Overview:
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.
Languages: French, Spanish, English.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $11,000,000.00
Revenue: $19,595,031.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: The Serpent and the Rainbow
Top 10 Billed Cast
Bill Pullman
Dennis Alan
Cathy Tyson
Marielle Duchamp
Zakes Mokae
Dargent Peytraud
Paul Winfield
Lucien Celine
Brent Jennings
Louis Mozart
Conrad Roberts
Christophe
Badja Djola
Gaston
Theresa Merritt
Simone
Michael Gough
Schoonbacher
Paul Guilfoyle
Andrew Cassedy
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