The Serpent and the Rainbow poster

Movie · 1988

The Serpent and the Rainbow

Released 5 February 1988 More from 1988 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗

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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How old were they?

Oldest first
Michael Gough
as Schoonbacher
71
Theresa Merritt
as Simone
65
Zakes Mokae
as Dargent Peytraud
53
William Newman
as French Missionary Doctor
53
Conrad Roberts
as Christophe
44
Brent Jennings
as Louis Mozart
36
Dey Young
as Mrs. Cassedy
32
Cathy Tyson
as Marielle Duchamp
22
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The numbers

Computed from the cast above
49years between the oldest and youngest billed
71Michael Gough — oldest on the call sheet
22Cathy Tyson — youngest billed
47average age of the credited cast
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