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Three Coins in the Fountain
Three Coins in the Fountain is a 1954 American romantic comedy drama film directed by Jean Negulesco from a screenplay by John Patrick, based on the 1952 novel Coins in the Fountain by John H. Secondari. It stars Clifton Webb, Dorothy McGuire, Jean Peters, Louis Jourdan, and Maggie McNamara, with Rossano Brazzi, Howard St. John, Kathryn Givney, and Cathleen Nesbitt. The film follows three American women working in Rome who dream of finding romance in the Eternal City. The film's working titles were We Believe in Love and There's No Place Like Rome.
Plot
Young American secretary Maria Williams arrives in Rome, greeted by Anita Hutchins, whom she is replacing at the United States Distribution Agency. They drive to the Villa Eden, which Anita shares with Frances, the longtime secretary of American author John Frederick Shadwell, an expatriate living in Rome. On their way, they stop at the Trevi Fountain, where Maria learns the legend that throwing a coin in the fountain while wishing to return to Rome will make the wish come true. Maria and Frances throw in their coins; Anita, returning to the US, declines.
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| author | John Patrick |
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| award | Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color |
| contentLocation | Italy |
| director | Jean Negulesco |
| editor | William Reynolds |
| genre | comedy-drama romance |
| keywords | bicker clean even kiss me learn marriage of convenience modern art nothing old maid other woman reverse psychology spring their way trevi fountain venice |
| musicBy | Victor Young |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color Academy Award for Best Picture |
| producer | Sol C. Siegel |
| productionCompany | 20th Century Fox |
| publisher | 20th Century Fox |
| theme | female buddy romantic comedy romantic drama |