Finian's Rainbow (1968)
Genres: Musical, Fantasy
Cast: Fred Astaire, Petula Clark, Keenan Wynn, Tommy Steele, Don Francks, Al Freeman Jr.
Finian's Rainbow is a 1968 musical fantasy film directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Fred Astaire and Petula Clark. The screenplay by E.Y. Harburg and Fred Saidy is based on their 1947 stage musical of the same name. An international co-production of Ireland and the United States, the film follows an Irishman and his daughter who steal a leprechaun's magic pot of gold and emigrate to the U.S., where they become involved in a dispute between rural landowners and a greedy, racist U.S. senator.