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Finian's Rainbow is a 1968 American [1] musical fantasy film directed by Francis Ford Coppola and adapted by E. Y. Harburg and Fred Saidy from the 1947 stage musical of the same name. It stars Fred Astaire, Petula Clark, and Tommy Steele.
With Fred Astaire, Petula Clark, Tommy Steele, Don Francks. An Irish immigrant and his daughter move into a town in the American South with a magical piece of gold that will change people's lives, including a struggling farmer and African American citizens threatened by a bigoted politician.
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- Family, Fantasy, Musical
- Francis Ford Coppola
- 1968-10-09
Finian's Rainbow is a musical with a book by E. Y. Harburg and Fred Saidy, lyrics by Harburg, and music by Burton Lane, produced by Lee Sabinson. The original 1947 Broadway production ran for 725 performances, while a film version was released in 1968 and several revivals have followed.
- Francis Ford Coppola, Fred Saidy, Fred Astaire, Petula Clark
- 1947
Al Freeman Jr., who plays an earnest young Negro botanist, has a hilarious moment as he brings the senator a bromo with the official darky shuffle. Barbara Hancock, an accomplished dancer, is fetching as Susan the Silent.
Overview. An Irish immigrant and his daughter arrive in Kentucky with a magical piece of gold that alters the course of several lives, including those of a struggling farmer and an African American community facing persecution from a bigoted politician. Francis Ford Coppola. Director. Fred Saidy.
Finian's Rainbow (1968) - Directed by Francis Ford Coppola, produced by Joel Freeman, Joseph Landon and starring Fred Astaire, Petula Clark, Tommy Steele, Don Francks, Keenan Wynn, Barbara Hancock, Al Freeman Jr., Ronald Colby,and more...
