The Serpent and the Rainbow

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 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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Cast

Bill Pullman

Dennis Alan

Cathy Tyson

Marielle Duchamp

Zakes Mokae

Dargent Peytraud

Paul Winfield

Lucien Celine

Brent Jennings

Louis Mozart

Conrad Roberts

Christophe

Badja Djola

Gaston

Theresa Merritt

Simone

Michael Gough

Schoonbacher

Paul Guilfoyle

Andrew Cassedy

Dey Young

Mrs. Cassedy

Aleta Mitchell

Celestine

William Newman

French Missionary Doctor

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Jaime Pina Gautier

Julio

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Evencio Mosquera Slaco

Old Shaman

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Kimberleigh Aarn

Margrite

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Philogen Thomas

Priest

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Ana Rosa Smith Avila

Mulatto Nurse

Francis Guinan

American Doctor

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Diamanda Galás

Voices of the Dead

Crew

Art

• David Brisbin Art Direction
• Rosemary Brandenburg Set Decoration
• David Nichols Production Design
• Andy Keesee Assistant Art Director
• Dawn Snyder Set Designer
• Jonathan Craven Set Dresser
• Daniela Prati Set Dresser
• Charles Stewart Property Master
• Linda Kiffe Assistant Property Master

Camera

• John Lindley Director of Photography
• Ken Ferris Camera Operator
• Lawrence Karman First Assistant Camera
• Findlay Bunting Second Assistant Camera
• Gordon Miller Second Assistant Camera
• Henry Lynk Additional Camera
• Alan Caso Steadicam Operator
• Gary Farr Still Photographer
• George Koblasa Additional Photography
• Len Gittleman Additional Photography
• Tim Pershing Key Grip
• Daniel Pershing Best Boy Grip

Costume & Make-Up

• Jeffrey S. Farley Special Effects Makeup Artist
• James Kagel Special Effects Makeup Artist
• David LeRoy Anderson Special Effects Makeup Artist
• Jim McPherson Special Effects Makeup Artist
• Lance Anderson Special Effects Makeup Artist
• Michael Shawn McCracken Special Effects Makeup Artist
• Michelle Bühler Key Makeup Artist
• Robert Hallowell II Key Hair Stylist
• Peter Mitchell Costume Design
• Leonard MacDonald Special Effects Makeup Artist
• Shawn Barry Costume Supervisor

Crew

• Anthony Cecere Stunt Coordinator
• Peter Chesney Special Effects Coordinator
• Debbie Lynn Ross Stunts
• Irving E. Lewis Stunts
• Eric Chambers Stunts
• Perry Nichols Stunts
• Mark Orrison Stunts
• Al Lee Stunts
• Anthony Cecere Stunts
• Eric Mansker Stunts
• Ray Woodfork Stunts
• Marvin Walters Stunts

Directing

• Wes Craven Director
• Robert Engelman First Assistant Director
• George P. Gregg Second Assistant Director
• José Luis Ortega Additional Second Assistant Director
• Miguel Heded Additional Second Assistant Director
• Felipe Vicini Additional Second Assistant Director
• Carmen Soriano Script Supervisor
• Rob Cohen Second Unit Director

Editing

• Glenn Farr Editor
• Peter Amundson Additional Editing
• Bill Ohanesian Assistant Editor
• Mike Murphy Assistant Editor

Lighting

• Patrick Reddish Gaffer
• Bruce McCleery Best Boy Electric

Production

• Keith Barish Executive Producer
• Doug Claybourne Producer
• Rob Cohen Executive Producer
• David Ladd Producer
• Michael Bennett Unit Production Manager
• Curtis Burch Production Executive
• Juanita Diane Feeney Production Manager
• Jaime Pina Gautier Production Manager
• Dianne Crittenden Casting
• Robert Engelman Co-Producer
• Victoria Kluge Associate Producer
• David B. Pauker Associate Producer

Sound

• Brad Fiedel Original Music Composer
• Jay Boekelheide Sound Designer
• Don Summer Sound Mixer
• Steve Sollars Boom Operator
• Christine Lemoine Utility Sound
• Jay Boekelheide Supervising Sound Editor
• John Benson Supervising Sound Editor
• Sara Roberts Sound Effects Editor
• Bruce Fortune Dialogue Editor
• Cliff Latimer Dialogue Editor
• Dorian Harris ADR Editor
• John Morris ADR Editor

Visual Effects

• Gary Gutierrez Visual Effects Supervisor
• Japhet Asher Visual Effects Producer
• Rick Fichter VFX Director of Photography

Writing

• Richard Maxwell Screenplay
• Adam Rodman Screenplay
• Wade Davis Book

Photos