The golden rainbow
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The golden rainbow |
| Original title | Finian's Rainbow |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1968 |
| length | 144 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 6 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Francis Ford Coppola |
| script |
Fred Saidy , EY Harburg |
| production | Joseph Landon |
| music | Burton Lane |
| camera | Philip Lathrop |
| cut | Melvin Shapiro |
| occupation | |
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The golden rainbow (original title: Finian's Rainbow ) is an American film musical by the director Francis Ford Coppola from 1968 with fairy tale motifs. It is based on the Broadway play of the same name by E. Y. Harburg , Fred Saidy and Burton Lane .
action
One day, Irishman Finian McLonergan and his daughter Sharon go to Rainbow Valley - a small southern community in the fictional state of Missitucky that makes a living from tobacco growing. In his possession is a pot full of gold, which he stole from the fairy people. The superstitious Finian believes that the soil near Fort Knox has the ability to multiply the gold. However, the residents of Rainbow Valley are facing the annihilation of their livelihoods, because they are to be expropriated because of tax debts. Finian helps to pay off the debt (he pays the fee of $ 77) and thereby acquires the right to a piece of land, in the bottom of which he buries the pot of gold. Resident Woody Mahoney - as quirky and charming as her father - begins courting feisty Sharon. His dream is to cross tobacco with menthol.
Leprechaun Og chased Finian from Ireland to the States to get the pot back. Without this pot, Og loses his magical powers and gradually becomes a mortal person - which is also not without charms: Og falls in love - with Sharon, Woody's mute sister Susan, who communicates through expressive dance, and basically every woman, whom he will face.
When the racist and greedy Senator Rawkins learns of the "gold deposits" in Rainbow Valley, he is free to use any means to acquire the land. He invokes an obscure law that makes it illegal for blacks and whites to live together. Beside herself, Sharon wishes that the Senator would go black, and since she is standing over the magic pot at that point, her wish comes true. In order to prevent his daughter from being burned as a witch, Finian has to find the gold pot, which has now disappeared, before its magical powers are consumed, and undo the curse of the purified Rawkins.
background
This musical premiered on Broadway in 1947. The racial satire contained in the piece made it impossible to film for 20 years. The subject matter was one of the reasons the film became a failure.
On the set, Coppola met the young George Lucas and hired him as an assistant director. The two became friends.
The film is Fred Astaire's last musical adaptation.
The first name of the film character Woody Mahoney is based on Woody Guthrie .
Reviews
For the film service , the film was an “[over] long, somewhat superficial fairy tale musical that at least offers carefree entertainment.” The Protestant film observer spoke of a musical film adaptation, “the fairytale-like elements, music and song, dance and love mixed with social and social criticism, which is bad for the film overall ”. The conclusion was: "Not very satisfactory for adults, while children from the age of 8 can enjoy music and dance."
Awards
- 1969: Nominations for the Oscar in the categories Best Film Music (Ray Heindorf) and Best Sound
- 1969: Nominations for the Golden Globe in the categories of Best Film - Comedy or Musical , Best Actress - Comedy or Musical (Petula Clark), Best Actor - Comedy or Musical (Fred Astaire), Best Supporting Actress (Barbara Hancock), Best Newcomer (Barbara Hancock)
- 1969: Nomination for the Writers Guild of America Award in the category Best Musical Screenplay (Harburg, Saidy)
- 1970: 7th place for Petula Clark in the Best New Actress category at the Laurel Awards
German version
The German dubbed version was created in 1969.
| role | actor | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Finian McLonergan | Fred Astaire | Leo Bardischewski |
| Sharon McLonergan | Petula Clark | Eva Pflug |
| Og, the goblin | Tommy Steele | Horst Sachtleben |
| Woody Mahoney | Don Francks | Michael Cramer |
| Senator Rawkins | Keenan Wynn | Alois Maria Giani |
| Howard | Al Freeman Jr. | Horst Raspe |
| Buzz Collins | Ronald Colby | Gernot Duda |
| Prosecutor | Wright King | Manfred Schott |
Web links
- Finian's Rainbow in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Finian's Rainbow at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ The golden rainbow. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed April 11, 2017 .
- ↑ Evangelical Press Association Munich, Review No. 168/1969.
- ↑ See synchrondatenbank.de ( Memento of the original from April 10, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
