Finian's Rainbow

Oct 9, 1968

2h 25m

★ 5.9

Let yourself glow.

Overview

An Irish immigrant and his daughter arrive in Kentucky with a magical piece of gold that alters the course of several lives, including those of a struggling farmer and an African American community facing persecution from a bigoted politician.

Genres

Fantasy

Romance

Family

Production Companies

Warner Bros.-Seven Arts

Finian's Rainbow Trailers

Cast

Finian McLonergan

Fred Astaire

Sharon McLonergan

Petula Clark

'Og' the Leprechaun

Tommy Steele

Woody Mahoney

Don Francks

Senator Billboard Rawkins

Keenan Wynn

Susan the Silent

Barbara Hancock

Howard

Al Freeman Jr.

Buzz Collins

Ronald Colby

Sheriff

Dolph Sweet

District Attorney

Wright King

Henry

Louil Silas

Sharecropper 'Necessity' (uncredited)

Brenda Arnau

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