Cobra Verde (1988)
- Starring:
- Klaus Kinski, King Ampaw, (more)
- Director(s):
- Werner Herzog
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Cobra Verde
Director Werner Herzog, as usual, has spared no one -- especially himself -- in bringing this story of 19th-century African slave trading to the screen. Klaus Kinski plays an enterprising young Brazilian who after impregnating the three daughters of his plantation-owning employer, is sent to West Africa to round up slaves. Kinski goes to great lengths to befriend the very people he hopes to enslave and he eventually manages to overthrow a mad monarch and set himself up as king. As the years pass, Kinski grows wealthy -- and careless. However, despite enslaving the tribe, he does show some signs of humanitarian benevolence. This fifth and final collaboration between director Herzog and Kinski is considered the weakest of the five features. Though the title translates literally as Green Cobra, Cobra Verde was released in the U.S. as Slave Coast. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 110 mins
Complete Cast of Cobra Verde
- Klaus Kinski - Francisco Manoel da Silva
- Jose Lewgoy - Don Octavio Coutinho
- Nana Agyefi Kwame II - Bossa Ahadee
- King Ampaw - Taparica
- Salvatore Basile - Captain Fraternidade
- Peter Berling
- Director(s):
- Werner Herzog
- Writer(s):
- Werner Herzog
- Producer(s):
- Lucki Stipetic
- Categories:
- Action / Adventure
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