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Black Cloaks (1947) [N/A]

Release Date:
May 17, 1947

Original Title:
Capas Negras

Genres:
Drama | Music | Romance

Production Companies:
Cinelândia
Exclusivos Triunfo
Lisboa Filme
Produtores Associados
Real República do Rás-Teparta

Production Countries:
Portugal

Ratings / Certifications:
PT: Públicos 

Runtime: 103

Overview from TheMovieDB

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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Production

Cinematography:
Octávio Bobone

Director:
Armando de Miranda

Editor:
Armando de Miranda

Makeup Artist:
Augusto Madureira

Music Director:
Jaime Mendes

Producer:
Armando de Miranda
Edmundo Ferreira de Almeida

Production Manager:
Edmundo Ferreira de Almeida

Production Office Assistant:
Fernando Gomes
Firmino Miranda
Vítor Raposo
Fernando Silva
Patrício Álvares

Production Office Coordinator:
Fernando Maynard

Screenplay:
Alberto Barbosa
José Galhardo
Luís Galhardo

Set Decoration:
Armando Bruno

Songs:
Raúl Ferrão
Santos Moreira
Alberto Ribeiro
Frederico Valério

Sound Director:
Heliodoro Pires

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