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Cobra Verde (also known as Slave Coast) is a 1987 German drama film directed by Werner Herzog and starring Klaus Kinski, in their fifth and final collaboration. Based upon Bruce Chatwin 's 1980 novel The Viceroy of Ouidah, the film depicts the life of a fictional slave trader who travels to the West African kingdom of Dahomey.
Dec 3, 1987 · During the 1800s, paroled Brazilian bandit Cobra Verde is sent to West Africa with a few troops to man an old Portuguese fort and to convince the local African ruler to resume the slave trade with Brazil.
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- Adventure, Drama
- Werner Herzog
- 1987-12-03
Directed by Werner Herzog with Klaus Kinski, King Ampaw and José Lewgoy. Cobra Verde Blu-ray : https://amzn.to/3SP9gaw Cobra Verde DVD : https://amzn.to/3UwHHDV ...more.
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Francisco Manoel da Silva (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...
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- Klaus Kinski
- Werner Herzog
- Werner Herzog Filmproduktion
Currently you are able to watch "Cobra Verde" streaming on Tubi TV for free with ads or buy it as download on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, YouTube. It is also possible to rent "Cobra Verde" on Google Play Movies, YouTube, Apple TV online.
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- Werner Herzog
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The feared bandit Cobra Verde (Klaus Kinski) is hired by a plantation owner to supervise his slaves. After the owner suspects Cobra Verde of consorting with his young daughters, the owner wishes him gone. Starring: Klaus Kinski. Directed by: Werner Herzog.
Nov 5, 2021 · Based on Bruce Chatwin’s novel The Viceroy of Ouidah, and shot on location in Ghana (under the difficult conditions so favoured by Herzog), this anti-colonialist epic relates the deranged adventures of a 19th-century scoundrel and slave trader named Francisco Manoel da Silva, aka Cobra Verde (“Green Snake”).
