Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Language
- German
- Country
- Germany, Ghana
- Violence
- Moderate
Why tonight?
- In German — subtitles on.
The story
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.
- africa
- pregnancy
- murder
- slave trade
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Klaus Kinski
Francisco Manoel da Silva aka 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
- Nana Fedu Abodo — Yovogan
- Kofi Yerenkyi — Bakoko
- Kwesi Fase — Kankpe
- Benito Stefanelli — Pedro Vicente
- Cego Oliveira — Himself
- Carlos Mayolo — Governor of Bahia
- Yolanda García — Dona Epiphania
- Directed
- Werner Herzog
- Written
- Werner Herzog
Production
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 · 167 ratings
- Studio
- Werner Herzog Filmproduktion, ZDF, Ghana Film Industry Corporation
If this stayed with you
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