**_Amusing late 60’s musical with dynamic performances by the cast_** An Irish father and daughter come to America and settle a couple of miles from Fort Knox in Kentucky. As Sharon (Petula Clark) falls for the community’s returning prodigal son (Don Francks), Finian (Fred Astaire) deals with a leprechaun (Tommy Steele) that desperately needs the pot of gold he “borrowed” while a mute dancing girl catches the…
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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.
Top Cast
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)
Avon Long
Passion Pilgrim Gospeller (uncredited)
Roy Glenn
Passion Pilgrim Gospeller (uncredited)
Jester Hairston
Passion Pilgrim Gospeller (uncredited)
Charles Carter
Sharecropper (uncredited)
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FAQ about Finian's Rainbow
What is Finian's Rainbow about?
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…
When was Finian's Rainbow released?
Finian's Rainbow was released in 1968.
What genres does Finian's Rainbow belong to?
Finian's Rainbow is categorised as Fantasy, Romance, Family.
Who stars in Finian's Rainbow?
The cast of Finian's Rainbow includes Fred Astaire, Petula Clark, Tommy Steele, Don Francks, Keenan Wynn.