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Klaus Kinski as Francisco Manoel da Silva aka Cobra Verde |
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King Ampaw as Taparica |
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José Lewgoy as Don Octavio Coutinho |
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Salvatore Basile as Captain Fraternidade |
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Peter Berling as Bernabé |
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Guillermo Coronel as Euclides |
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Nana Agyefi Kwame II as Bossa Ahadee |
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Nana Fedu Abodo as Yovogan |
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Kofi Yerenkyi as Bakoko |
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Kwesi Fase as Kankpe |
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Benito Stefanelli as Pedro Vicente |
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Cego Oliveira as Himself |
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Carlos Mayolo as Governor of Bahia |
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Yolanda García as Dona Epiphania |
| Sound | Popol Vuh | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Werner Herzog | Screenplay |
| Production | Walter Saxer | Executive Producer |
| Production | Francis Annan | Producer |
| Directing | Werner Herzog | Director |
| Production | Salvatore Basile | Producer |
| Writing | Bruce Chatwin | Novel |
| Production | Kofi Yerenkyi | Producer |
| Production | Lucki Stipetić | Producer |
| Editing | Maximiliane Mainka | Editor |
| Camera | Viktor Růžička | Director of Photography |
| Production | Walter Saxer | Producer |
| Production | Kofi Bryan | Producer |
| Production | George Smith | Producer |
| Camera | Beat Presser | Still Photographer |
