Fred Astaire, Petula Clark, Tommy Steele

Magical tale about a father and daughter arriving in a small town and shoving racism and ill-will out the door through the help of a leprechaun and a pot of gold.

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55% liked it

11 critics

G, 2 hrs. 25 min.

Directed by: Francis Ford Coppola

Release Date: October 9, 1968

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DVD Release Date: March 15, 2005

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  • March 27, 2009
    It's wierd but the songs are marvelous
  • October 25, 2008
    Astaire puts in another first class performance, and all I can say is I hope I can kick as high as he can when I'm the age he was when he made this film! It was a little upsetting to watch and know it was the last musical lead he ever did.
    On the most part the Irish accents from...( read more) Clark, Astaire and Steele were good, there were just odd moments when they really sounded off. The musical and dance numbers were excellent and I loved the joke about how you could be a 'Brown or Astaire'
    Tommy Steele was absolutly brilliant, and the line he said about being legal because he came in as a Christmas tree was hilarious. All in all a worthwhile, fun, fairytale film to watch.
  • September 16, 2008
    nominated for best picture at the golden globes
  • June 15, 2008
    right...why didn't MLK Jr. think of that instead of wasting time with the "I Have a Dream" speech (note the HEAVY sarcasm in the tone of my voice...)
  • June 9, 2008
    Some great songs but it drags on forever.
  • June 1, 2008
    A delight...the music is wonderful...
  • January 19, 2008
    I just saw this movie yesterday! It's so good!
  • November 25, 2007
    one of my favorite movies

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October 23, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

A marvelous evening right up to its last shot of Astaire walking away down a country road. full review

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