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The Serpent and the Rainbow

The Serpent and the Rainbow

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Status

Released

Release Date

Feb 5, 1988

Runtime

1h 38m

Genres

Horror, Thriller

User Score

64%

Original Title

The Serpent and the Rainbow

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Director

Wes Craven

Budget

$11,000,000

Revenue

$19,595,031

Description

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.