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Cobra Verde (1987)

111 min  -  Adventure | Drama   -  3 December 1987 (West Germany)
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Ratings: 7.1/10 from 3,081 users   Metascore: 55/100 
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The feared bandit Cobra Verde (Klaus Kinski) is hired by a plantation owner to supervise his slaves... See full summary »

Director:

Werner Herzog

Writers:

Werner Herzog, Bruce Chatwin (novel)
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Klaus Kinski ...
King Ampaw King Ampaw ...
Taparica
José Lewgoy ...
Don Octavio Coutinho
Salvatore Basile Salvatore Basile ...
Captain Fraternidade
Peter Berling Peter Berling ...
Bernabé
Guillermo Coronel Guillermo Coronel ...
Euclides
Nana Agyefi Kwame II Nana Agyefi Kwame II ...
Bossa Ahadee (as His Royal Highness Nana Agyefi Kwame II of Nsein)
Nana Fedu Abodo Nana Fedu Abodo ...
Yovogan
Kofi Yerenkyi Kofi Yerenkyi ...
Bakoko
Kwesi Fase Kwesi Fase ...
Kankpe
Benito Stefanelli Benito Stefanelli ...
Pedro Vicente
Kofi Bryan Kofi Bryan
Carlos Mayolo Carlos Mayolo ...
Governor of Bahia
Pedro Oliveira Pedro Oliveira
A. Kwesi Compson A. Kwesi Compson
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Storyline

The feared bandit Cobra Verde (Klaus Kinski) is hired by a plantation owner to supervise his slaves. After the owner suspects Cobra Verde of consorting with his young daughters, the owner wishes him gone. Rather than kill him,the owner sends Cobra Verde to Africa. The only white man in the area, Cobra Verde finds himself the victim of torture and humiliation. Later, he trains soldiers in a rebel army. Far from home, Cobra Verde is on the edge of madness. Written by Ken Miller <wkmiller704@yahoo.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Slave | Africa | Bandit | Plantation | Sugar  | See more »

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The slaves will sell their masters and grow wings...

Genres:

Adventure | Drama

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Country:

West Germany | Ghana

Language:

German | Ewe | Portuguese

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Slave Coast See more »

Filming Locations:

Bahia, Brazil See more »

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Technical Specs

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Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

The fifth and last of the Werner Herzog/Klaus Kinski collaborations, the other four being: Aguirre: The Wrath of God, Nosferatu the Vampyre, Woyzeck & Fitzcarraldo. See more »

Quotes

Francisco Manoel da Silva: The heat here is mean and inescapable. It courses through the bodies of people like a fever... and yet, my heart grows colder and colder.
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