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The Serpent and the Rainbow

Don't Bury Me...I'm Not Dead!

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.

19881h 38mRHorror, Thriller

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About The Serpent and the Rainbow

Directors
Wes Craven
Cast
Bill Pullman, Cathy Tyson, Zakes Mokae, Paul Winfield, Brent Jennings, Conrad Roberts
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Content rating
R
Original language
English
Production countries
United States of America, Haiti, Dominican Republic
Status
Released

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