# Arthur Duarte

> Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Arthur_Duarte
> Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Arthur_Duarte.md
> Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Duarte
> Source revision: 1335517969
> License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

{{Short description|Portuguese actor and director (1895–1982)}}
{{More citations needed|date=December 2024}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Arthur Duarte
| image              = Arthur Duarte.jpg
| alt                = 
| caption            = 
| birth_name         = Arthur Duarte
| birth_date         = {{Birth date|1895|10|17|df=y}}
| birth_place        = [Lisbon](/source/Lisbon), [Portugal](/source/Portugal)
| death_date         = {{Death date and age|1982|8|22|1895|10|17|df=y}}
| death_place        = [Lisbon](/source/Lisbon), [Portugal](/source/Portugal)
| other_names        = 
| known_for          = 
| occupation         = [Actor](/source/Actor), [Director](/source/Film_director), [Screenwriter](/source/Screenwriter), [Production designer](/source/Production_designer)
| years_active       = 1930-1977
}}

'''Arthur Duarte''' (1895–1982) was a [Portuguese](/source/Portugal) [actor](/source/actor), [screenwriter](/source/screenwriter), [production designer](/source/production_designer)  and [film director](/source/film_director).

Originally beginning his career in cinema as an actor, he played several small roles in [Germany](/source/Germany), [France](/source/France), [Switzerland](/source/Switzerland) and [Austria](/source/Austria).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Infopédia |title=Arthur Duarte - Infopédia |url=https://www.infopedia.pt/artigos/$arthur-duarte |access-date=2024-12-04 |website=infopedia.pt - Porto Editora |language=pt}}</ref>

He made his feature film debut with the 1938 adaptation of Júlio Dinis's novel, [Os Fidalgos da Casa Mourisca](/source/Os_Fidalgos_da_Casa_Mourisca). However, his most significant achievements came in the comedy genre, with notable works such as [O Leão da Estrela](/source/O_Le%C3%A3o_da_Estrela) and [O Costa do Castelo](/source/O_Costa_do_Castelo).

He was married to actress [Teresa Casal](/source/Teresa_Casal), who participated in several of his films.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Teresa Casal - Pessoas Cinema Português |url=https://cinemaportuguesmemoriale.pt/Pessoas/id/14748/t/teresa-casal |access-date=2024-12-04 |website=cinemaportuguesmemoriale.pt}}</ref> Their marriage ended in separation during the mid-1950s.

Beyond feature films, his body of work also included short films, documentaries, and advertising productions.

==Selected filmography==
* ''[Carmen](/source/Carmen_(1926_film))'' (1926)
* ''[The Republic of Flappers](/source/The_Republic_of_Flappers)'' (1928)
* ''[Because I Love You](/source/Because_I_Love_You_(1928_film))'' (1928)
* ''[Ludwig II, King of Bavaria](/source/Ludwig_II%2C_King_of_Bavaria)'' (1929)
* ''[Column X](/source/Column_X)'' (1929)
* ''[Rustle of Spring](/source/Rustle_of_Spring_(film))'' (1929)
* ''[Women on the Edge](/source/Women_on_the_Edge_(1929_film))'' (1929)
* ''[Love in the Ring](/source/Love_in_the_Ring)'' (1930)
* ''[Mischievous Miss](/source/Mischievous_Miss)'' (1930)
* ''[The Woman Without Nerves](/source/The_Woman_Without_Nerves)'' (1930)
* ''[Scapa Flow](/source/Scapa_Flow_(film))'' (1930)
* ''[Wild Cattle](/source/Wild_Cattle_(film))'' (1934)
* ''Os Fidalgos da Casa Mourisca'' (1938)
* ''[O Costa do Castelo](/source/O_Costa_do_Castelo)'' (1943)
* ''[A Menina da Rádio](/source/A_Menina_da_R%C3%A1dio)'' (1944)
* ''[O Leão da Estrela](/source/O_Le%C3%A3o_da_Estrela)'' (1947)
* ''[O Grande Elias](/source/O_Grande_Elias)'' (1950)
* ''[A Garça e a Serpente](/source/A_Gar%C3%A7a_e_a_Serpente)'' (1952)
* ''O Noivo das Caldas'' (1956)
* ''Em Legítima Defesa — Encontro com a Morte'' (1965)
* ''Recompensa'' (1977)

{{Authority control}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Duarte, Arthur}}
Category:Portuguese male film actors
Category:Portuguese male silent film actors
Category:Film directors from Lisbon
Category:Portuguese screenwriters
Category:Portuguese male screenwriters
Category:1895 births
Category:1982 deaths
Category:People from Lisbon
Category:20th-century screenwriters

{{Portugal-film-director-stub}}

---
Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Arthur Duarte](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Duarte) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Duarte?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.