Cobra Verde

Cobra Verde

1987•1h 51m•6.9/10

AdventureDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.9/10(161)

A fearsome 19th century bandit, Cobra Verde cuts a swath through Brazil until he arrives at the sugar plantation of Don Octávio Countinho. Not knowing that his new guest is the notorious bandit and impressed by his ruthless ways, Don Octávio hires Cobra Verde to oversee his slaves. But when Cobra Verde impregnates Don Octávio’s three daughters, the incensed plantation owner exiles the outlaw to Africa where he is expected to reopen the slave trade. Following his trans-Atlantic journey, Cobra Verde exploits tribal conflicts to commandeer an abandoned fortress and whips an army of naked warriors into a frenzied bloodlust as he vies for survival.

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Production

Werner Herzog Filmproduktion, ZDF, Ghana Film Industry Corporation

Language

DE

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Klaus Kinski

Klaus Kinski

Francisco Manoel da Silva aka Cobra Verde

King Ampaw

King Ampaw

Taparica

José Lewgoy

José Lewgoy

Don Octavio Coutinho

Salvatore Basile

Salvatore Basile

Captain Fraternidade

Peter Berling

Peter Berling

Bernabé

Guillermo Coronel

Euclides

Nana Agyefi Kwame II

Bossa Ahadee

Nana Fedu Abodo

Yovogan

Kofi Yerenkyi

Bakoko

Kwesi Fase

Kankpe

Benito Stefanelli

Benito Stefanelli

Pedro Vicente

Cego Oliveira

Himself

Carlos Mayolo

Carlos Mayolo

Governor of Bahia

Yolanda García

Dona Epiphania

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