Cobra Verde

Cobra Verde

111 mins | Drama, Adventure | Dec. 3, 1987

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.

Cobra Verde

111 mins | Drama, Adventure | Dec. 3, 1987

Cobra Verde
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.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers Werner Herzog Filmproduktion, ZDF, Ghana Film Industry Corporation
Original title Cobra Verde
Directors Werner Herzog
Writers Bruce Chatwin, Werner Herzog

Cast

Klaus Kinski

as Francisco Manoel da Silva aka Cobra Verde

King Ampaw

as Taparica

José Lewgoy

as Don Octavio Coutinho

Salvatore Basile

as Captain Fraternidade

Peter Berling

as Bernabé

Guillermo Coronel

as Euclides

Nana Agyefi Kwame II

as Bossa Ahadee

Nana Fedu Abodo

as Yovogan

Kofi Yerenkyi

as Bakoko

Kwesi Fase

as Kankpe

Benito Stefanelli

as Pedro Vicente

Cego Oliveira

as Himself

Carlos Mayolo

as Governor of Bahia

Yolanda García

as Dona Epiphania