| Klaus Kinski | ... | Francisco Manoel da Silva / Cobra Verde | |
| King Ampaw | ... | Taparica | |
| José Lewgoy | ... | Don Octavio Coutinho | |
| Salvatore Basile | ... | Captain Fraternidade | |
| Peter Berling | ... | Bernabé | |
| Guillermo Coronel | ... | Euclides | |
| Nana Agyefi Kwame II | ... | Bossa Ahadee (as His Royal Highness Nana Agyefi Kwame II of Nsein) | |
| Nana Fedu Abodo | ... | Yovogan | |
| Kofi Yerenkyi | ... | Bakoko | |
| Kwesi Fase | ... | Kankpe | |
| Benito Stefanelli | ... | Pedro Vicente | |
| Kofi Bryan | |||
| Carlos Mayolo | ... | Governor of Bahia | |
| Pedro Oliveira | |||
| A. Kwesi Compson | |||
| Yolanda García | ... | Dona Epiphania | |
| Stella Torgbede | |||
| Diobeth Guerra | |||
| Santiago García | |||
| Marcela Ampudia | ... | Bonita | |
| Maria Elvira Chavez Mejia | ... | Wanderleide | |
| Luz Marina Rodriguez Molina | ... | Valkyria | |
| León Bolaño | |||
| Josué Ángel | |||
| Mario Gomez Vignes | |||
| Maurizio Rodriguez | |||
| Maria Xilena Mantilla | |||
| Awudu Adama | |||
| Josephine Hudson-Odoi | |||
| Ho Ziavi' Zigi Cultural Troupe | ... | Dancing Choir | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Fred Maire | ... | Francisco Manoel da Silva (voice) (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Werner Herzog | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Bruce Chatwin | novel "The Viceroy of Ouidah" | |
| Werner Herzog | ||
Produced by | |||
| Francis Annan | .... | co-producer: Ghana Film Industry Corp. | |
| Salvatore Basile | .... | co-executive producer | |
| Kofi Bryan | .... | co-producer: Ghana Film Industry Corp. | |
| Walter Saxer | .... | executive producer | |
| George Smith | .... | co-producer: Ghana Film Industry Corp. | |
| Lucki Stipetic | .... | producer | |
| Kofi Yerenkyi | .... | co-producer: Ghana Film Industry Corp. | |
Original Music by | |||
| Popol Vuh | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Viktor Ruzicka | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Maximiliane Mainka | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Ulrich Bergfelder | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Gisela Storch | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Berthold Sack | .... | makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Antonio Jordao Gomes da Costa | .... | unit manager: Ghana | |
| Diobeth Guerra | .... | unit manager: Brazil | |
| Pedro Jungmann | .... | unit manager: Brazil | |
| Jacqueline Lemaitre Basile | .... | unit manager: Colombia | |
| Ina Lüders | .... | unit manager: Ghana | |
| Fernando Umana | .... | unit manager: Colombia (as Fernando Umaña Pavolini) | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Salvatore Basile | .... | assistant director | |
| Christine Ebenberger | .... | assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Fabrizio Carola | .... | construction coordinator | |
| Bernd Grotzke | .... | property master | |
Sound Department | |||
| Milan Bor | .... | sound mixer | |
| Friedrich M. Dosch | .... | sound editor | |
| Ray Gillon | .... | stereo sound consultant: Dolby | |
| Rudolf Hellwig | .... | boom operator | |
| Haymo Heyder | .... | sound recordist: location recording (as Haymo Henry Heyder) | |
| Hans-Walter Kramski | .... | foley artist | |
| Jörn Poetzl | .... | foley artist (as Joern Poetzl) | |
| Silvana Zafosnik | .... | assistant sound editor | |
| Hans Zeiler | .... | sound editor | |
Stunts | |||
| Benito Stefanelli | .... | stunt coordinator | |
| Marco Stefanelli | .... | stunt coordinator | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Mahama Alhassan | .... | assistant camera | |
| Ben Allordeh | .... | assistant camera | |
| Carlos Congote | .... | assistant camera | |
| Hermann Fahr | .... | assistant camera | |
| Martin Gerbl | .... | gaffer | |
| Beat Presser | .... | still photographer | |
| Jorge Ruiz | .... | second camera operator | |
| William Sefa | .... | second camera operator | |
| Daniel Valencia | .... | assistant camera | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Silvia Grabowski | .... | assistant costume designer | |
| Rosario Lozano | .... | assistant costume designer | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Rainer Standke | .... | assistant editor | |
Music Department | |||
| Ralph Graf | .... | music recordist | |
Other crew | |||
| Gloria Saxer | .... | caterer | |
| Anja Schmidt-Zäringer | .... | script | |
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'Cobra Verde' is at times a confusing and awkward story about a bandit who finds himself trapped within the slave trade business. What begins as a story of a feared outlaw turns out to be a story examining African cultures and the issue of slavery itself. What makes this movie more interesting than other American films slavery is that the viewer gets to see the other side of the story; the story told from an African viewpoint. International star Klaus Kinski stars a Cobra Verde. He is a feared bandit whom many people fear. When he appears in a small town, all the people runs inside their houses because they are scared to death of him. Many things are missing from Cobra Verde's past. How did he become such a feared bandit? The movie does not answer that question. Through a series of odd circumstances, he is eventually put into the slavery trade business by a group of rich aristocrats. He is sent to Africa, where it is hoped he will be killed because of the slave trade conflicts going on there. What happens is th exact opposite. He gains the trust of the African villagers and eventually trains an army to kill and enemy foe. All the while the viewers are treated to an inside look at some African customs, religions, superstitions, and society. A beautifully made film that is a little marred by changes in the sequences of the story and many things missing from the plot. Nonetheless, this film has one of the most memorable and touching death scenes I have ever seen. Bravo to Klaus Kinski.