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Amusing late 60s 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 communitys 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 leprechauns eye (Barbara Hancock).
"Finians Rainbow" (1968) is a fun musical based on the 1947 Broadway play, helmed by Francis Ford Coppola after proving his mettle with Youre a Big Boy Now. Although overlong, its an energetic mix of Elvis Follow that Dream, Astaire musicals and The Wizard of Oz. The above-noted cast members are all...