Klaus Kinski,
King Ampaw,
José Lewgoy,
Salvatore Basile,
Nana Agyefi Kwame II
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Director Werner Herzog, as usual, has spared no one -- especially himself -- in bringing this story of 19th-century African slave trading to the screen. Klaus Kinski plays an enterprising young Brazil... read more
DVD Release Date: October 24, 2000
Stats: 212 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" may be unjustifiably obscure, but it's also no match for its heralded older brothers "Aguirre: The Wrath of God" and "Fitzcarraldo." Director Werner Herzog and enfant terrible Klaus Kinski are teamed for the fifth and last time, but the chemistry seems off.
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[font=Century Gothic]In "Cobra Verde", Francisco Manoel da Silva aka Cobra Verde(Klaus Kinski) is the most feared bandit in all of Brazil. One day, he is hired by Don Octavio Coutinho(Jose Lewgoy) to be the new overseer of his plantation. He excels at his job but also impregnat... read more
The problem with this film is the main character. Kinski does a great job but he feels two-dimensional and seems to go with the flow rather than having any actual goal - ala Forrest Gump. Fortunately, Herzog's skills as a director are in full flow here and there are countless lin... read more
A very strong and unique offering from Werner Herzog and the late great Klaus Kinski. This is unfortunatly the last time they collaborated but its just as strong as their other films. Kinski's screen presence demands attention. I can watch this guy go grocery shopping for six hou... read more
Another must see Herzog movie! Great music in this one as in some of his other movies. Pupul Vuh is a wonderful group that mixes the ancient sounds with the modern. Lots of CDs out by them. The older ones are the better ones. They did the soundtracks for a number of Herzog films.
Verde is too blankly amoral to sustain interest, but the film has isolated moments of haunting poetry. Full Review
It's easy to understand why this was Herzog's final collaboration with the actor, but Kinski's performance nevertheless serves up a potent confusion of documentary and fiction that has long been an es... Full Review
The results are like Kinski's performance: baffling, breathtaking and strangely beautiful.
Those who give this offbeat production a chance will find it unforgettable. Full Review
The type of crazed, folkloric epic that Germany's own De Niro-Scorsese duo usually excelled at. Full Review
Linear storytelling was never Herzog's strong suit even under the best of conditions. His strength lies in capturing lucid lunacy on film, and Manoel da Silva's descent into the jaws of madness is a s... Full Review
Herzog & Kinski = Logic and passion.
Though less apocalyptical than usual, the imagery is as lavish as ever, but the film is wrecked by an underwritten narrative. Full Review
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