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| Black Capes | |
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| Directed by | Armando de Miranda |
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| Produced by | Armando de Miranda Edmundo Ferreira de Almeida |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Octávio Bobone |
| Edited by | Armando de Miranda |
| Music by | Jaime Mendes |
Production company | Produtores Associados |
| Distributed by | Exclusivos Triunfo |
Release date |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | Portugal |
| Language | Portuguese |
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.[1] 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.[2]