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Released
1987 · FILM

Cobra Verde

Directed by
Runtime
111 min
Language
DE
AdventureDrama

Synopsis

Cobra Verde, a feared 19th-century bandit, makes his way through Brazil before arriving at the sugar plantation of Don Octávio Countinho. Unaware of his guest's notorious reputation and impressed by his brutal methods, Don Octávio hires Cobra Verde to supervise his slaves. When Cobra Verde impregnates the plantation owner’s three daughters, Octávio, enraged, exiles him to Africa, where he is tasked with reviving the slave trade. After crossing the Atlantic, Cobra Verde takes advantage of tribal conflicts to seize an abandoned fortress and transforms an army of naked warriors into a bloodthirsty force in his struggle for survival.

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Principal cast & crew: 17

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Craft leads on file

Edited by Maximiliane MainkaShot by Viktor RuzickaScored by Popol VuhDesigned by Ulrich Bergfelder

Also known as

  • Cobra Verdede

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