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Cobra Verde
Cobra Verde
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  2. Cobra Verde

Cobra Verde

1987
1h 51m
Adventure
Drama

Status

Released

Release

1987

Runtime

1h 51m

Where to Watch

Available options inUS

Provider type

Streaming

4
Criterion Channel
Philo
Fandor Amazon Channel
Shout! Factory Amazon Channel

Rent

4
Amazon Video
Apple TV Store
Google Play Movies
YouTube

Buy

4
Amazon Video
Apple TV Store
Google Play Movies
YouTube

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5
The Roku Channel
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Cineverse
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Storyline

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.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 51m
Dec 3, 1987
Languages
Ewe
German
English
Portuguese
Director
Werner Herzog
Werner Herzog
Production
Werner Herzog Filmproduktion
Werner Herzog Filmproduktion
ZDF
ZDF
Ghana Film Industry Corporation
Ghana Film Industry Corporation
Production Countries
Germany
Ghana

Top Cast

14 Cast Members

Klaus Kinski

Klaus Kinski

Francisco Manoel da Silva aka Cobra Verde

King Ampaw

King Ampaw

Taparica

José Lewgoy

José Lewgoy

Don Octavio Coutinho

Salvatore Basile

Salvatore Basile

Captain Fraternidade

Peter Berling

Peter Berling

Bernabé

Guillermo Coronel

Euclides

Nana Agyefi Kwame II

Bossa Ahadee

Nana Fedu Abodo

Yovogan

Kofi Yerenkyi

Bakoko

Kwesi Fase

Kankpe

Benito Stefanelli

Benito Stefanelli

Pedro Vicente

Cego Oliveira

Himself

Carlos Mayolo

Carlos Mayolo

Governor of Bahia

Yolanda García

Dona Epiphania

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