Finian's Rainbow (1968)
Let yourself glow
Starring Fred Astaire, Petula Clark, Tommy Steele
Directed by Francis Ford Coppola
Having left Ireland, Finian McLonergan and his daughter Sharon arrive in the American state of Missitucky with a magical golden crock that has been stolen from Og, a leprechaun. Finian buries the crock near Fort Knox believing that it will grow bigger, and he and Sharon settle down in Rainbow Valley, a small community of racially-integrated sharecroppers. Meanwhile, Rawkins, a racist Senator, is determined to get his hands on the land but is thwarted when he is magically turned black and gets a helping of his own bigotry. After many plot twists, all is resolved and love, wealth and happiness descend on Rainbow Valley.
Runtime: 144 min.
Rating: 6.1
DVD
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Genres: Family,Fantasy,Romance
Keywords: gold,deaf-mute,fort knox,musical,wish,leprechaun,racism,irishman,father daughter relationship,based on play
Cast
Finian McLonergan
Sharon McLonergan
'Og' the Leprechaun
Woody Mahoney
Senator Billboard Rawkins
Susan the Silent
Howard
Buzz Collins
Sheriff
District Attorney
Henry
Sharecropper
Passion Pilgrim Gospeller
Passion Pilgrim Gospeller
Passion Pilgrim Gospeller