Finian's Rainbow

1968 145 min ★ 5.9 Fantasy, Romance, Family

An Irishman and his daughter arrive in the American South with a stolen pot of gold, hoping to make their fortune. Pursued by a leprechaun desperate to recover his treasure, they become entangled in a battle over land, love, and prejudice in Rainbow Valley—where the gold’s magic turns wishes, and lives, upside down.

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Cast

Fred Astaire

Finian McLonergan

Petula Clark

Sharon McLonergan

Tommy Steele

'Og' the Leprechaun

Don Francks

Woody Mahoney

Keenan Wynn

Senator Billboard Rawkins

Barbara Hancock

Susan the Silent

Al Freeman Jr.

Howard

Ronald Colby

Buzz Collins

Dolph Sweet

Sheriff

Wright King

District Attorney

Details

Director

Francis Ford Coppola

Screenplay

E.Y. Harburg

Tagline

"Let yourself glow."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$3,500,000

Revenue

$11,600,000

Production

Warner Bros.-Seven Arts

Reviews

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Wuchak

September 20, 2024

★ 7/10

**_Amusing late 60’s musical with dynamic performances by the cast_** An Irish father and daughter come to America and settle a couple of miles from Fort Knox in Kentucky. As Sharon (Petula Clark) falls for the community’s returning prodigal son (Don Francks), Finian (Fred Astaire) deals with a leprechaun (Tommy Steele) that desperately needs the pot of gold he “borrowed” while a mute dancing g...