Cobra Verde DVD 1987 Slave Coast / Directed by Werner Herzog / Starring: Klaus Kinski, King Ampaw, Jose Lewgoy, Salvatore Basile

UPC 5999881767155

MADE IN HUNGARY

REGION 2 PAL DVD 

Audio: German 5.1, Hungarian 2.0

Subtitles: Hungarian

Runtime: 111 minutes

English Summary:

Cobra Verde (also known as Slave Coast) is a 1987 German drama film directed by Werner Herzog and starring Klaus Kinski, in their fifth and final collaboration. It was based upon Bruce Chatwin's 1980 novel The Viceroy of Ouidah. The film depicts the life of a fictional slave trader. It was filmed on location in Brazil, Colombia and Ghana.

Francisco Manoel da Silva (Klaus Kinski) is a debauched Brazilian rancher who reluctantly goes to work at a gold mining company after his ranch is ruined by drought. When he discovers that he is being financially exploited, he murders his boss and goes on the lam to pursue a career as an outlaw. He becomes the notorious Cobra Verde (Green Snake), the most vicious bandit of the sertão.

In a visit to town, da Silva encounters and subdues by force of character an escaping slave, an act that impresses wealthy sugar baron Dom Octávio Coutinho (José Lewgoy). Dom Coutinho, unaware that he is dealing with the legendary bandit, hires da Silva to oversee the slaves on his sugar plantation. When da Silva subsequently impregnates all three of the Dom's daughters, the sugar baron is furious, but the situation becomes even more complicated when he discovers that da Silva is none other than the infamous Cobra Verde.

Hungarian Summary:

Francisco Manoel da Silva balladája a magányos Cobra Verde banditáért, akit liliomtiprás miatt Portugáliából Kelet-Afrikába száműznek. Nemcsak azért, hogy eltávolítsák, hanem lőszerszállítmány fejében rabszolgákat is kell ejtenie. A helyzet ígéretes, ám élve senki sem tért még vissza erről a vidékről...

Cast / Szereplők:

• Klaus Kinski - Francisco Manoel da Silva
• King Ampaw - Taparica
• José Lewgoy - Don Octavio Coutinho
• Salvatore Basile - Captain Fraternidade
• Peter Berling - Bernabé