Finian's Rainbow (film) trailer. The film was released on Blu-ray on March 7, 2017. Finian's Rainbow (film) Finian's Rainbow is a 1968 Irish-American musical 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. It is a fantasy about an Irishman and his daughter who steal a leprechaun's magic pot of gold and emigrate to the United States, where they become involved in a dispute between rural landowners and a greedy, racist U.S. Senator. The film was nominated for several
End of the Rainbow Eileen Bowman portrayed Garland in "End of the Rainbow" in San Diego in November 2015. Natasha Drena played Judy Garland in "End of the Rainbow" in January, 2016 at the Kavinoky Theatre in Buffalo, NY. Drena previously performed the role in Atlanta in 2014, winning a Best Actress award at that city's local theatre awards ceremony. Carolyn Johnson plays Garland in "End of the Rainbow" in March/April, 2016 at Stages Repertory Theatre in Houston, Texas. In April, 2016, Janelle Lutz plays Garland in the Uptown Players' production of "End of The Rainbow" in Dallas, Texas. "End of the Rainbow" toured