Finian's Rainbow

Finian's Rainbow

Let yourself glow.

G 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.

Directed by Francis Ford Coppola · Written by Fred Saidy

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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
Louil Silas Henry
Brenda Arnau Sharecropper 'Necessity' (uncredited)

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