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Finian’s Rainbow is a 1968 American musical film directed by Francis Ford Coppola and adapted from the Broadway musical of the same name. The story follows the Irish immigrant Finian McLonergan and his daughter Sharon after they travel to a fictional community in the American South with a stolen pot of gold, while the leprechaun Og pursues them. The film features songs by Burton Lane and E. Y.
Harburg and combines fantasy, romance, social satire, and themes involving race and economic inequality.
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What happens in Finian's Rainbow?
Irish immigrant Finian McLonergan and his daughter Sharon travel to Rainbow Valley in the fictional state of Missitucky with a stolen pot of gold. Their arrival draws them into a conflict with racist Senator Billboard Rawkins and the leprechaun Og, who wants his gold back. [Irish Film Institute](https://ifi.ie/film/finians-rainbow/)
Who stars in the 1968 film Finian's Rainbow?
Fred Astaire plays Finian McLonergan, Petula Clark plays Sharon, and Tommy Steele plays the leprechaun Og. Francis Ford Coppola directed the 1968 film. [AFI Catalog](https://catalog.afi.com/Film/23885-FINIANS-RAINBOW)
Is Finian's Rainbow based on a Broadway musical?
Yes. The 1968 movie adapts the 1947 Broadway musical written by E. Y. Harburg and Fred Saidy, with music by Burton Lane. The film keeps the stage story's mix of Irish folklore, music, racial satire, and American politics. [Concord Theatricals](https://www.concordtheatricals.com/p/44614/finians-rainbow)
Who is Og in Finian's Rainbow?
Og is a leprechaun whose stolen pot of gold is carried to America by Finian. Tommy Steele plays him, and Og risks becoming fully human if he cannot recover the gold. [AFI Catalog](https://catalog.afi.com/Film/23885-FINIANS-RAINBOW)
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