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Jun 30, 2024 · Astaire's last major musical film was Finian's Rainbow (1968), directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Astaire shed his white tie and tails to play an Irish rogue who believes that if he buries a crock of gold in the shadows of Fort Knox the gold will multiply.
Jun 23, 2024 · Impressed by the film, Warner Brothers signed Coppola to direct the big-budget musical Finian’s Rainbow (1968). Based on a Broadway play from the 1940s that subversively satirized racism, it starred masterful dancer Fred Astaire but stumbled partly as a result of the mid-production departure of choreographer Hermes Pan .
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Jun 14, 2024 · Finian’s Rainbow (1968) View full post on Youtube When one of your first feature films is a fantasy musical starring the one and only Fred Astaire, you’re doing something right as a director.
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2 days ago · One of Coppola's most celebrated early films, Finian's Rainbow (1968) earned two Academy Awards nominations. Fred Astaire and Petula Clark, as this father-daughter duo, ...
Jun 30, 2024 · However, George Lucas, who had become friends with Coppola during the making of 1968’s Finian’s Rainbow and who subsequently founded Zoetrope with Coppola, warned his fellow director that a “chain” was about to be put on the door of Zoetrope.
6 days ago · Why These Movies Are Worth Going Back to the 60's: Directed by legendary actor Francis Ford Coppola, Finian's Rainbow is a fantastical journey filled with leprechauns, magical gold, and whimsical romance that showcases the remarkable talents of Fred Astaire and Petula Clark.
4 days ago · Finian's Rainbow sees Fred Astaire cast as a charming Irishman whose quest for fortune leads him and his daughter to a magical southern town in this 1968 musical fantasy directed by Francis Ford Coppola.
