Black Cloaks (1947)
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.
Director:
Armando de Miranda
Writers:
Alberto Barbosa, José Galhardo, Luís Galhardo.
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Amália Rodrigues as Maria de Lisboa |
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Alberto Ribeiro as José Duarte |
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Artur Agostinho as Manecas |
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Vasco Morgado as Jorge |
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Barroso Lopes as Coca-Bichinhos |
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Humberto Madeira as Já-Cá-Canta |
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António Sacramento as Magistrate |
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Graziela Mendes as Rosa Tricana |
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Joaquim Miranda as Judge |
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Fernando Silva as Cunha, the pawnbroker |
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Génia Silva as Leonor |
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António Gonçalves as Dancer |
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Cremilda de Sousa as Dancer |
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Manuela Bonito as |
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Afonso Branco as |
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João Calazans as |
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Maria Emília Vilas as |
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Adozinda Mariano as |
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Domingos Marques as |
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Regina Montenegro as |
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Abel Passos Pereira as |
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Carlos Velosa as |
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Tomás de Macedo as (uncredited) |
| Directing | Armando de Miranda | Director |
| Writing | Alberto Barbosa | Screenplay |
| Writing | José Galhardo | Screenplay |
| Production | Armando de Miranda | Producer |
| Production | Edmundo Ferreira de Almeida | Producer |
| Writing | Luís Galhardo | Screenplay |
| Sound | Jaime Mendes | Music Director |
| Crew | Octávio Bobone | Cinematography |
| Editing | Armando de Miranda | Editor |
| Art | Armando Bruno | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Augusto Madureira | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Edmundo Ferreira de Almeida | Production Manager |
| Sound | Heliodoro Pires | Sound Director |
| Sound | Raúl Ferrão | Songs |
| Sound | Santos Moreira | Songs |
| Sound | Alberto Ribeiro | Songs |
| Sound | Frederico Valério | Songs |
| Crew | Firmino Miranda | Production Office Assistant |
| Crew | Vítor Raposo | Production Office Assistant |
| Crew | Fernando Silva | Production Office Assistant |
| Crew | Patrício Álvares | Production Office Assistant |
| Production | Fernando Maynard | Production Office Coordinator |
