Cobra Verde /
Francisco Manoel da Silva, 19th century, gun-toting Brazilian bandit known as the Cobra Verde, is unknowingly hired by the owner of a sugar plantation to keep his slaves in check, but instead, the Cobra manages to sleep with the landowner's daughters and impregnate them. In revenge, the owner s...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | German English |
| Language Notes: | In German (Dolby surround 5.1) or English (Dolby surround 2.0); optional English subtitles. |
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Troy, MI :
Anchor Bay Entertainment,
[2000]
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| Edition: | Widescreen presentation. |
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| Summary: | Francisco Manoel da Silva, 19th century, gun-toting Brazilian bandit known as the Cobra Verde, is unknowingly hired by the owner of a sugar plantation to keep his slaves in check, but instead, the Cobra manages to sleep with the landowner's daughters and impregnate them. In revenge, the owner sends the Cobra on a dangerous mission to sail to the West coast of Africa and reopen the slave trade, and the Cobra wages war with a local tribal king. |
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| Item Description: | Based on: The viceroy of Ouidah / Bruce Chatwin. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1987 by Werner Herzog Filmproduktion. A foreign film (West Germany). Aspect ratio: 1.77:1; enhanced for 16x9 TVs. Special features: Audio commentary with Werner Herzog -- Theatrical trailer -- Talent bios. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 chapter index card. |
| Format: | DVD; Dolby digital. |
| Audience: | Not rated by MPAA. |
| Production Credits: | Editor, Maximiliane Mainka ; music, Popol Vuh ; director of photography, Victor Růžička. |
| ISBN: | 0764008781 |