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6.9A 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.
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
Themes
- africa
- pregnancy
- murder
- slave trade
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- adventure film
- Country of origin
- Germany
- Original language
- German
- Based on
- The Viceroy of Ouidah
- Main subject
- opportunism
- Director
- Werner Herzog
- Screenwriter
- Bruce Chatwin
- Composer
- Popol Vuh
- Cinematographer
- Thomas Mauch
- Narrative location
- Dahomey
- Duration
- 106
- FilmAffinity ID
- 676214
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- title
- Cobra Verde
- publication date
- 1987-12-03
- after a work by
- Bruce Chatwin
- distributed by
- Netflix
- set in period
- 19th century
- review score
- 83%
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