Cobra Verde

Name: Cobra Verde
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Released: 1987-12-03
Duration: 1 h 51 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Klaus Kinski, King Ampaw, José Lewgoy, Salvatore Basile, Peter Berling

Cobra Verde (1987)

Timing: 1:51 (111 min)

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Release date

1987-12-03

Country

Germany, Ghana

Production

ZDF, Werner Herzog Filmproduktion, Ghana Film Industry Corporation

Genre

Adventure, Drama

Budget

Revenue

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Director

Werner Herzog

Actors

Klaus Kinski, King Ampaw, José Lewgoy, Salvatore Basile, Peter Berling, Guillermo Coronel, Nana Agyefi Kwame II, Nana Fedu Abodo, Kofi Yerenkyi, Kwesi Fase
All actors and roles (10)

Scenario

Producer

Walter Saxer, Lucki Stipetić, Salvatore Basile, Francis Annan, Kofi Bryan, George Smith, Kofi Yerenkyi, Walter Saxer

Operator

Viktor Růžička

Composer

Popol Vuh

Artist

Audition

Editing

Maximiliane Mainka
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Short description

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.

What's left behind the scenes

This is the last joint work of Werner Herzog and Klaus Kinski. After filming, Kinski said that he had “burned out completely,” giving his all to this film. Kinski quarreled so much with the director that he decided to make films with his participation independently in the future.
His Royal Highness Nana Agyere Kwame II and the tribe under his jurisdiction personally starred in the film as the African king.
The image of Da Silva – the character played by Klaus Kinski – was inspired by the real slave trader Francisco Félix de Sousa, who played a significant role in the history of Dahomey.

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