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May 4, 2024 · By the time “Finian’s Rainbow” came along, Astaire had not appeared in a movie musical since “Silk Stockings” (1957) 11 years earlier. At 69-years-old, he proved he could still hoof it ...
4 days ago · Coppola recalled his first meeting with the young visionary director on the set of Coppola's 1968 film Finian's Rainbow, saying, "Pleased to have someone in my own generation, I suggested he come every day, but only on one condition: That he come up with a brilliant suggestion every day, which he consistently did. And with that began an ...
5 days ago · In his speech, Coppola recalled his first meeting with Lucas, who shadowed him on the set of his film “Finian’s Rainbow” in 1968. ... I’ll make my own movie, I’ll call it “Star Battles ...
5 days ago · The history between these lifelong friends goes way back to 1968 when the two met on the sets of Coppola’s Finian’s Rainbow. “Pleased to have someone in my own generation, I suggested he ...
May 11, 2024 · Coppola’s third directorial effort, Finian’s Rainbow is a big screen adaptation of the 1947 stage musical of the same name. Fred Astaire stars as Finian McLonergan, an Irish immigrant who ...
1 day ago · In 1967, Warner Brothers awarded him a scholarship to observe the filming of Finian's Rainbow, directed by UCLA grad Francis Ford Coppola. The following year, Lucas worked as Coppola's assistant on The Rain People and made a short film entitled Film Maker about the directing of the movie.
4 days ago · According to Variety, Lucas first worked with Coppola on the musical comedy classic Finian’s Rainbow, ... “He looked at me and he said, ‘Well, I’ll make my own movie, ...
