Finian's Rainbow (1968 film)

Finian's Rainbow
Theatrical release poster, artwork by Ted CoConis
Directed byFrancis Ford Coppola
Screenplay byE. Y. Harburg
Fred Saidy
Based onFinian's Rainbow
by E. Y. Harburg
Fred Saidy
Produced byJoseph Landon
StarringFred Astaire
Petula Clark
Don Francks
Keenan Wynn
Al Freeman Jr.
Barbara Hancock
Tommy Steele
CinematographyPhilip H. Lathrop
Edited byMelvin Shapiro
Music by
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.-Seven Arts
Release date
  • October 9, 1968 (1968-10-09)
Running time
145 minutes
CountryUnited States[1]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$3.5 million
Box office$11.6 million

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. The plot follows an Irishman and his daughter, who steal a leprechaun's magic pot of gold and emigrate to the American South, where they become involved in a dispute between rural landowners and a greedy, racist U.S. senator.

Finian's Rainbow was Coppola's second film for a major studio, and third overall directorial work. It was released by Warner Bros.-Seven Arts on October 9, 1968, and was both a critical and commercial success. It received Oscar nominations for Best Score (Ray Heindorf) and Best Sound, along with five Golden Globe nominations, including for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy.

  1. ^ a b "Finian's Rainbow (1968)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved 2024-03-05.