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
The Pot of Gold and Other Stories walk. Ann leaves Hannah and rushes to get help. When Ann comes back, she is leading a cow for Ann to ride home. Hannah rides the cow home and is returned to her father. Ann is returned to an overjoyed Mrs. Polly. In these stories Wilkins deconstructs gender roles and feminist theory while commenting on the realism of the New England society at the time. Some major themes include: Unlike many of Wilkins’ other works, "The Pot Of Gold and Other Stories" received very little review and critique. Coming at a time where she had just finished one of her