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  • 1968
  • G
  • Warner Bros./Seven Arts
  • 2 h 21 m
  • 1968
  • G
  • Warner Bros./Seven Arts
  • 2 h 21 m
Finian's Rainbow

Summary An Irish immigrant and his daughter move into a town in the American South with a magical piece of gold that will change people's lives, including a struggling farmer and African American citizens threatened by a bigoted politician.

Directed By: Francis Ford Coppola

Written By: E.Y. Harburg, Fred Saidy

  • 1968
  • G
  • Warner Bros./Seven Arts
  • 2 h 21 m
  • 1968
  • G
  • Warner Bros./Seven Arts
  • 2 h 21 m

Finian's Rainbow

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Summary An Irish immigrant and his daughter move into a town in the American South with a magical piece of gold that will change people's lives, including a struggling farmer and African American citizens threatened by a bigoted politician.

Directed By: Francis Ford Coppola

Written By: E.Y. Harburg, Fred Saidy

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 10 Critic Reviews
59
40% Positive
4 Reviews
40% Mixed
4 Reviews
20% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 10 Critic Reviews
59
40% Positive
4 Reviews
40% Mixed
4 Reviews
20% Negative
2 Reviews

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100
Finian's Rainbow is the best of the recent roadshow musicals, perhaps because it's the first to cope successfully with the longer roadshow form.
By Roger Ebert FULL REVIEW
70
Certainly the best of the latter-day musicals in the tradition of Minnelli and MGM.
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70
The 1947 Broadway hit (which flopped in the West End) is an uneasy blend of Irish blarney, American whimsy and social satire (directed against Southern racists), but it's handled with freshness and vigour by Francis Coppola in his first job for a Hollywood major. [08 Mar 1988, p.13]
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60
Falls into the "interesting failure" category.
By David Parkinson FULL REVIEW
50
This pretentious whimsy (1968) defeated Francis Coppola—though he tries valiantly, he sinks the movie with stolid action sequences and gushy lyrical effects.
By Dave Kehr FULL REVIEW
30
The cast is full of children who act as artificially and insincerely as the whole enterprise, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, would suggest.
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25
One of many musical stinkers made during a decade infamous for them, FINIAN'S RAINBOW is sadly notable as the last screen musical of the genre's greatest star.
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Production Company Warner Bros./Seven Arts
Release Date Oct 9, 1968
Duration 2 h 21 m
Rating G
Genres
Tagline Let yourself glow
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Awards

Golden Globes, USA
• 5 Nominations
Academy Awards, USA
• 2 Nominations
Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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