---
title: 'Cobra Verde (1987)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Werner Herzog'
released: '1987-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 106
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Adventure'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/cobra-verde-1987'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094888/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Cobra Verde (1987)

1987 · 106 min · Drama, Adventure · Germany


## Synopsis

Cobra Verde is a 1987 drama film written and directed by Werner Herzog and starring Klaus Kinski in his fifth and final collaboration with Herzog. Based upon Bruce Chatwin's 1980 novel The Viceroy of Ouidah, the film depicts the life of a fictional slave trader who travels to the West African kingdom of Dahomey. It was filmed on location in Ghana, Brazil, and Colombia.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Werner Herzog](https://cinepixo.com/people/werner-herzog)
- **Screenplay:** [Werner Herzog](https://cinepixo.com/people/werner-herzog), [Bruce Chatwin](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruce-chatwin)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Popol Vuh](https://cinepixo.com/people/popol-vuh)
- **Producer:** [Lucki Stipetić](https://cinepixo.com/people/lucki-stipetic)
- **Director of Photography:** [Thomas Mauch](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-mauch), [Viktor Růžička](https://cinepixo.com/people/viktor-ruzicka)

## Cast

- [Klaus Kinski](https://cinepixo.com/people/klaus-kinski)
- [Carlos Mayolo](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlos-mayolo)
- [José Lewgoy](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-lewgoy)
- [Peter Berling](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-berling)
- [Fred Maire](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-maire)
- [Benito Stefanelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/benito-stefanelli)
- [King Ampaw](https://cinepixo.com/people/king-ampaw)

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