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Plot Summary
The feared bandit Cobra Verde (Klaus Kinski) is hired by a plantation owner to supervise his slaves. After the owner suspects Cobra Verde of consorting with his young daughters, the owner wishes him gone. Rather than kill him, the owner sends Cobra Verde to Africa. The only white man in the area, Cobra Verde finds himself the victim of torture and humiliation. Later, he trains soldiers in a rebel army. Far from home, Cobra Verde is on the edge of madness.
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Rotten Tomatoes Movie Reviews
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86%- Reviews Counted: 14
- Fresh: 12
- Rotten: 2
- Average Rating: 6.9/10
Top Critics' Reviews
Fresh: The final third of this film contains sequences of horrifying sublimity and ethereal beauty, moments that have a clarity and power beyond the reach of reason.
Fresh: 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 essential element of Herzog's filmmaking.
Fresh: The type of crazed, folkloric epic that Germany's own De Niro-Scorsese duo usually excelled at.
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