The Serpent and the Rainbow

  • Theatrical - Wide 1988-02-05
Box Office Gross: $19,595,031
Running Time: 98 minutes
Language: English
Production Company: Universal Pictures
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7/10

Synopsis

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... See more 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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