Black Cloaks (1947)
1h 43m
Running Time
May 17, 1947Release Date
Plot.
The great fadista, Amelia Rodrigues, made her screen debut in Capas Negras, which took its name from the black capes worn by the students in the university city of Coimbra, where the film is set. The action begins in a tavern where a group of former students are reminiscing about their time at the university. One of the students, Jose Duarte then breaks into song, performing an impromptu fado in the local Coimbra style. The tavern owner's niece, the aptly named Maria Lisboa promptly retaliates with a fado of the Lisbon variety. The melodramatic plot then centers on the frustrated romance between these two characters, and the soundtrack is essentially a musical duel between these two different styles of Portugal's national song.
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Cast & Crew.
![Amália Rodrigues](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/94305-amalia-rodrigues.webp)
Amália Rodrigues
Maria de Lisboa
![Alberto Ribeiro](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/127580-alberto-ribeiro.webp)
Alberto Ribeiro
José Duarte
![Artur Agostinho](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/80572-artur-agostinho.webp)
Artur Agostinho
Manecas
![Vasco Morgado](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Vasco Morgado
Jorge
![Barroso Lopes](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/80596-barroso-lopes.webp)
Barroso Lopes
Coca-Bichinhos
![Humberto Madeira](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/414542-humberto-madeira.webp)
Humberto Madeira
Já-Cá-Canta
![António Sacramento](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
António Sacramento
Judge
![Joaquim Miranda](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Joaquim Miranda
Judge
![Graziela Mendes](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Graziela Mendes
Actress
![Fernando Silva](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Fernando Silva
Cunha, the pawnbroker / Production Office Assistant
![Génia Silva](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Génia Silva
Leonor
![Fernando Silva](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Fernando Silva
Cunha, the pawnbroker
![António Gonçalves](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
António Gonçalves
Dancer
![Armando de Miranda](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Armando de Miranda
Director
![Cremilda de Sousa](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Cremilda de Sousa
Dancer
![Alberto Barbosa](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Alberto Barbosa
Writer
![José Galhardo](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
José Galhardo
Writer
![Edmundo Ferreira de Almeida](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Edmundo Ferreira de Almeida
Producer
![Jaime Mendes](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Jaime Mendes
Composer
![Octávio Bobone](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Octávio Bobone
Cinematographer
![Tomás de Macedo](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Tomás de Macedo
(uncredited)
![Heliodoro Pires](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Heliodoro Pires
Sound Director
![Raúl Ferrão](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Raúl Ferrão
Songs
![Vítor Raposo](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Vítor Raposo
Production Office Assistant
![Luís Galhardo](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Luís Galhardo
Screenplay
![Armando Bruno](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Armando Bruno
Set Decoration
![Fernando Maynard](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Fernando Maynard
Production Office Coordinator
![Fernando Gomes](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Fernando Gomes
Production Office Assistant
![Frederico Valério](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Frederico Valério
Songs
![Patrício Álvares](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Patrício Álvares
Production Office Assistant
![Augusto Madureira](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Augusto Madureira
Makeup Artist
![Santos Moreira](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Santos Moreira
Songs
![Firmino Miranda](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Firmino Miranda
Production Office Assistant
![Adozinda Mariano](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Adozinda Mariano
![Maria Emília Vilas](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Maria Emília Vilas
![João Calazans](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
João Calazans
![Afonso Branco](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Afonso Branco
![Manuela Bonito](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Manuela Bonito
![Domingos Marques](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Domingos Marques
![Carlos Velosa](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Carlos Velosa
![Abel Passos Pereira](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Abel Passos Pereira
![Regina Montenegro](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Regina Montenegro
Media.
![Black Cloaks](https://images.moviefit.me/t/c/b/136967-black-capes.webp)
Details.
Release DateMay 17, 1947
Original NameCapas Negras
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 43m
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
portugal
musical
romance
black and white
culture
vintage
fado
coimbra
Wiki.
Black Capes (Portuguese:Capas Negras) is a 1947 Portuguese musical film directed by Armando de Miranda and starring Amália Rodrigues, Alberto Ribeiro and Artur Agostinho. The film takes its name from the black capes worn by the students at the University of Coimbra. The film was an enormous success at the box office in both Portugal and Brazil, despite criticism in Coimbra that depictions of the city and its musical tradition were not accurately represented.
The film marked the debut of Amália Rodrigues, previously known as a radio star. The film's popularity led producers to rush out another film Fado: The Story of a Singer, which was loosely based on her own life story.
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