The Serpent and the Rainbow

The Serpent and the Rainbow

2.6. 00:02
Xtime Channel
119 minutes
1988
Horror / Thriller
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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.

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1988
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.

Creators

Wes Craven

Cast

Conrad Roberts, Michael Gough, Brent Jennings, Bill Pullman, Paul Guilfoyle, Francis Guinan, Badja Djola, Zakes Mokae, Paul Winfield, Dey Young, Aleta Mitchell, William Newman, Cathy Tyson, Theresa Merritt, Jaime Pina Gautier, Evencio Mosquera Slaco, Kimberleigh Aarn, Philogen Thomas, Ana Rosa Smith Avila, Diamanda Galás