Benito Stefanelli, José Lewgoy, King Ampaw
A fearsome 19th century bandit cuts a swath through Brazil until he's exiled to Africa to reopen the slave trade. In the process, he exploits tribal conflicts to commandeer an abandoned fortress and w...( read more
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DVD Release Date: October 24, 2000
Stats: 163 reviews
When Herzog switches on a camera, wonderful things happen! This film has some of the most peculiar and wonderful scenes I've ever seen. Kinski and Herzog are a match made in Heaven on film, it?s a crime they made so few films together! This is an underrated classic!
"Cobra Verde" is a conclusion in several ways: it's the final installment of a sort of "trilogy" of Herzog's man vs. nature films set in exotic locales ("Aguirre: The Wrath of God" and "Fitzcarraldo" being the other two), and it's also the last collaborative effort done by Herzog...( read more)
Cobra Verde was the last collaboration between director Werner Herzog and actor Klaus Kinski, a cinematic partnership infamous for its volatility but unsurpassed in its raw emotional energy. Kinski here plays the titular character, a ruthless bandit who after being shipped to Afr...( read more)
Bad and ridiculous at times. I could easily have done without watching this.
Wow. Well, this certainly wasn't Herzog's finest hour. I don't know, I mean, I liked certain things about it, but for the most part it just drove me completely crazy. Herzog is a master at affecting the audience, whether it be physically or psychologically, and he certainly did i...( read more)
If Aguirre was raving mad, fun och beatutiful, this one is just raving mad and drunk.
Well someone's must have been drunk, at least Herzog
Kinski is Kinski as always, always worth watching
Dernière collaboration entre Herzog et Klaus Kinski, ce film raconte l'histoire d'un bandit brésilien surnommé "Cobra Verde", envoyé en Afrique par un riche et puissant marchand de sucre pour y forcer un roi despotique à reprendre la traite interrompue des esclaves. Incarné par l...( read more)
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