Cobra Verde [DVD] / Directed by Werner Herzog ; and the Ghana Film Industry Corp.
Material type:
FilmPublisher number: DV11098 | Anchor Bay EntertainmentLanguage: German, English Original language: German Subtitle language: English Publication details: [Munich] : Werner Herzog Filmproduktion ; Troy, MI: Distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment, c2000.Description: 1 DVD (110 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inSubject(s): - Chatwin, Bruce, 1940-1989 -- Film adaptations
- Outlaws -- Brazil -- History -- 19th century -- Drama
- Plantations -- Brazil -- History -- 19th century -- Drama
- Slavery -- Brazil -- History -- 19th century -- Drama
- Slave traders -- Brazil -- History -- 19th century -- Drama
- Slave traders -- Africa, West -- History -- 19th century -- Drama
- Feature films
- Action and adventure films
- Films for the hearing impaired
- Brazil -- History -- 19th century -- Drama
- Africa, West -- History -- 19th century -- Drama
- Ouidah (Benin) -- History -- Drama
- Brazil -- Social life and customs -- 19th century
- DVD 50A
- Kamera [director of photography], Victor Růžička ; schnitt [editor], Maximiliane Mainka ; musik [music], Popol Vuh.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Day Loan | LSAD Library DVD collection | DVD 50A (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 39002100421867 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
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 Brazilian who after impregnating the three daughters of his plantation-owning employer, is sent to West Africa to round up slaves. Kinski goes to great lengths to befriend the very people he hopes to enslave and he eventually manages to overthrow a mad monarch and set himself up as king. As the years pass, Kinski grows wealthy -- and careless. However, despite enslaving the tribe, he does show some signs of humanitarian benevolence. This fifth and final collaboration between director Herzog and Kinski is considered the weakest of the five features. Though the title translates literally as Green Cobra , Cobra Verde was released in the U.S. as Slave Coast. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Split from boxed set.
Nach motiven aus dem roman Der Vizekönig von Ouidah von Bruce Chatwin [Based on The viceroy of Ouidah by Bruce Chatwin].
Originally produced as a German motion picture in 1987.
Special features: Trailer (German, subtitled); Trailer (German, unsubtitled); Trailer (English); Commentary [(with director Werner Herzog) optional audio feature]; Talent bios [text feature].
Start -- Main titles -- Working in the mines-- Sertao winds -- Euclides's bar -- Francisco's mistress -- "I need a man like you." -- Sugar plantation -- Accident at the mill -- Lustful temptations -- "I am the bandit, Cobra Verde!" -- Vengeful set-up -- Elmina, West Africa -- Vacated fortress -- Restoring the fortress -- "We never expected to see you again." -- Loading up slaves -- Taken to the King -- Abomey, house of the Kings -- "One day, I will drink from your skull!" -- Escape and revolt -- Women warriors -- New King -- Viceroy of Ouidah -- Sending a signal -- Sacred dance -- Failed escape -- End credits.
Kamera [director of photography], Victor Růžička ; schnitt [editor], Maximiliane Mainka ; musik [music], Popol Vuh.
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.
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.
MPAA Rating: Not rated.
DVD, Region 1, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo, widescreen presentation aspect ratio 1.85:1.
In German (5.1 Surround) or English (2.0 stereo) with optional English subtitles.