Cobra Verde Movie Review 1988

Even by Herzog/Kinski standards, their last collaboration was one wild trip. Kinski is a 19th-century Brazilian bandit, known as Cobra Verde, who finds work as a slave overseer on a sugar plantation. When he impregnates all three of the owner's daughters, he's sent on an impossible mission to re-open the slave trade with a mad African king. Discovering he's being cheated, Cobra Verde trains an army of women to overthrow the king, so he can control the slave trade himself. Based on the novel "The Viceroy of Ouidah" by Bruce Chatwin. German with subtitles.

Distribution

Anchor Bay Entertainment, 1699 Stutz Dr., Troy, MI 48084, Phone: (248)816-0909, Toll-free: 800-786-8777, Fax: (248)816-3335, URL: http://www.anchorbayentertainment.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 110 minutes.
Originally from German.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Slavery, Period Piece: 19th Century, Africa, South America, Sanity Check, Director/Star Teams: Herzog & Kinski

Screenplay

Werner Herzog

Cast

Klaus Kinski, Peter Berling, Jose Lewgoy, Salvatore Basile

Cinematography

Viktor Ruzicka

Director

Werner Herzog

Music

Popul Vuh