Black Capes

Black Capes
Black Capes
Directed by	Armando de Miranda
Written by	Alberto Barbosa; Jose Galhardo; Luis Galhardo;
Produced by	Armando de Miranda ; Edmundo Ferreira de Almeida
Starring	Amália Rodrigues; Alberto Ribeiro; Artur Agostinho;
Cinematography	Octávio Bobone
Edited by	Armando de Miranda
Music by	Jaime Mendes
Production; company	Produtores Associados
Distributed by	Exclusivos Triunfo
Release date	11 May 1947
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]