The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988)
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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Bill Pullman
as Dennis Alan
as Dennis Alan
Cathy Tyson
as Marielle Duchamp
as Marielle Duchamp
Zakes Mokae
as Dargent Peytraud
as Dargent Peytraud
Paul Winfield
as Lucien Celine
as Lucien Celine
Brent Jennings
as Louis Mozart
as Louis Mozart
Conrad Roberts
as Christophe
as Christophe
Badja Djola
as Gaston
as Gaston
Theresa Merritt
as Simone
as Simone
Michael Gough
as Schoonbacher
as Schoonbacher
Paul Guilfoyle
as Andrew Cassedy
as Andrew Cassedy
Dey Young
as Mrs. Cassedy
as Mrs. Cassedy
Aleta Mitchell
as Celestine
as Celestine
William Newman
as French Missionary Doctor
as French Missionary Doctor
Jaime Pina Gautier
as Julio
as Julio
Evencio Mosquera Slaco
as Old Shaman
as Old Shaman
Kimberleigh Aarn
as Margrite
as Margrite
Philogen Thomas
as Priest
as Priest
Ana Rosa Smith Avila
as Mulatto Nurse
as Mulatto Nurse
Francis Guinan
as American Doctor
as American Doctor
Diamanda Galás
as Voices of the Dead
as Voices of the Dead
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Wes Craven
Director
Director
Richard Maxwell
Screenplay
Screenplay
Adam Rodman
Screenplay
Screenplay
Keith Barish
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Doug Claybourne
Producer
Producer
Rob Cohen
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
David Ladd
Producer
Producer
Brad Fiedel
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
John Lindley
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Glenn Farr
Editor
Editor
Jeffrey S. Farley
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Special Effects Makeup Artist
James Kagel
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Special Effects Makeup Artist
David LeRoy Anderson
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Jim McPherson
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Lance Anderson
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Michael Shawn McCracken
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Michelle Bühler
Key Makeup Artist
Key Makeup Artist
Robert Hallowell II
Key Hair Stylist
Key Hair Stylist
Michael Bennett
Unit Production Manager
Unit Production Manager
Curtis Burch
Production Executive
Production Executive
Juanita Diane Feeney
Production Manager
Production Manager
Jaime Pina Gautier
Production Manager
Production Manager
Robert Engelman
First Assistant Director
First Assistant Director
Anthony Cecere
Stunt Coordinator
Stunt Coordinator
Peter Chesney
Special Effects Coordinator
Special Effects Coordinator
Wade Davis
Book
Book
David Brisbin
Art Direction
Art Direction
Rosemary Brandenburg
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Peter Mitchell
Costume Design
Costume Design
Dianne Crittenden
Casting
Casting
David Nichols
Production Design
Production Design
Robert Engelman
Co-Producer
Co-Producer
Victoria Kluge
Associate Producer
Associate Producer
David B. Pauker
Associate Producer
Associate Producer
Debbie Lynn Ross
Stunts
Stunts
Irving E. Lewis
Stunts
Stunts
Eric Chambers
Stunts
Stunts
Perry Nichols
Stunts
Stunts
Mark Orrison
Stunts
Stunts
Al Lee
Stunts
Stunts
Anthony Cecere
Stunts
Stunts
Eric Mansker
Stunts
Stunts
Ray Woodfork
Stunts
Stunts
Marvin Walters
Stunts
Stunts
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