Movie
Finian's Rainbow
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1968-10-09
- Runtime
- 145 min
- Genres
- Fantasy, Romance, Family
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Warner Bros.-Seven Arts
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Fred Astaire as Finian McLonergan
- Petula Clark as Sharon McLonergan
- Tommy Steele as 'Og' the Leprechaun
- Don Francks as Woody Mahoney
- Keenan Wynn as Senator Billboard Rawkins
- Barbara Hancock as Susan the Silent
- Al Freeman Jr. as Howard
- Ronald Colby as Buzz Collins
- Dolph Sweet as Sheriff
- Wright King as District Attorney
- Louil Silas as Henry
- Brenda Arnau as Sharecropper 'Necessity' (uncredited)
Crew
- Francis Ford Coppola - Director
- E.Y. Harburg - Screenplay
- Fred Saidy - Screenplay
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