Cobra Verde
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Action and adventure films.
Africa, West -- History -- 19th century -- Drama.
Brazil -- History -- 19th century -- Drama.
Brazil -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
Chatwin, Bruce, -- 1940-1989 -- Film adaptations.
Drama.
DVD-Video recordings.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Films for the hearing impaired.
German language materials.
History.
Ouidah (Benin) -- History -- Drama.
Outlaws -- Brazil -- History -- 19th century -- Drama.
Plantations -- Brazil -- History -- 19th century -- Drama.
Slave traders -- Africa, West -- History -- 19th century -- Drama.
Slave traders -- Brazil -- History -- 19th century -- Drama.
Slavery -- Brazil -- History -- 19th century -- Drama.
Video recordings.

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Published
[Munich] : Werner Herzog Filmproduktion ;, [2000].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
ger
ISBN
0764008781, 9780764008788
UPC
013131109894

Notes

General Note
Based on The viceroy of Ouidah by Bruce Chatwin.
General Note
Originally produced as a German motion picture in 1987.
General Note
Special features: Trailer (German, subtitled); Trailer (German, unsubtitled); Trailer (English); Commentary [(with director Werner Herzog) optional audio feature]; Talent bios [text feature].
Creation/Production Credits
Kamera [director of photography], Victor Růžička ; Schnitt [editor], Maximiliane Mainka ; Musik [music], Popol Vuh.
Participants/Performers
Klaus Kinski, King Ampaw, José Lewgoy, Salvatore Basile, Peter Berling, Guillermo Coronel, Siene Konigliche hobeit [His Royal Highness] Nana Agyefi Kwame II von [of] Nsein.
Description
A 19th-century Brazilian rancher, born Francisco Manoel da Silva, turns to banditry after being driven from his land by drought and famine. As Cobra Verde, he is a solitary, vengeful figure, roaming the dusty backlands, shooting, drinking and womanizing. Hired as an overseer by a decadent sugar planter, he runs into trouble when his employer's three daughters wind up pregnant. The local bigwigs ship da Silva off to Africa to administer the faltering slave trade, assuming he will not come back alive. He arrives to find the slavers' garrison deserted, and the King, apparently, gone mad. Cobra Verde however, is a special kind of diplomat, and before long he is training an army of amazons to launch a rebellion against the King.
Target Audience
MPAA Rating: Not rated.
System Details
DVD, Region 1, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo, widescreen presentation aspect ratio 1.85:1.
Language
In German (5.1 Surround) or English (2.0 stereo) with optional English subtitles.
Local note
DVD

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Herzog, W., Stipetić, L., Kinski, K., Ampaw, K., Lewgoy, J., Basile, S., Berling, P., & Chatwin, B. (2000). Cobra Verde . Werner Herzog Filmproduktion ;.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Werner Herzog et al.. 2000. Cobra Verde. Werner Herzog Filmproduktion.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Werner Herzog et al.. Cobra Verde Werner Herzog Filmproduktion, 2000.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Herzog, Werner, et al. Cobra Verde Werner Herzog Filmproduktion ;, 2000.

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