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Three Coins in the Fountain

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Three hopeful American secretaries visiting Italy -- newcomer Maria (Maggie McNamara), romance-seeking Anita (Jean Peters) and the more mature Frances (Dorothy McGuire) -- fling their coins into Rome's Trevi Fountain, each making a wish. Soon, Maria is pursued by a dashing prince (Louis Jourdan), Anita finds herself involved with a forbidden coworker (Rossano Brazzi), and Frances receives a surprising proposal from her boss (Clifton Webb). All three women vow to one day return to Rome.
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Empire Magazine 01/31/2012
2/5
Formulaic fifties romantic tish. Go to Full Review
Variety Staff Variety 03/26/2009
The film has warmth, humor, a rich dose of romance and almost incredible pictorial appeal. Go to Full Review
Trevor Johnston Time Out 06/24/2006
This touristy romance was an unexpected hit in its day, but you'd hardly think it to look at it now. Go to Full Review
Clyde Gilmour Maclean's Magazine 11/11/2019
The wide-screen magnificence of Rome and Venice is a lot more impressive than the rambling story... Go to Full Review
Rachel Wagner Rachel's Reviews (YouTube) 05/08/2019
7/10
All 3 romances are a lot of fun and Rome never looked better! Go to Full Review
TV Guide 01/31/2012
3/4
This pleasant boy-meets-girl story (times three) is more distinguished for its photography and title song than for its predictable plot. Go to Full Review
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Erik J Mar 2 I thought the song and scenery were good, but the story so tedious that I had a hard time following it. If you want a sweet period piece and travelogue of Italy watch it. And Louis Jourdan is so handsome that it is almost worth watching it just to gaze at him. See more John S 02/20/2024 Brilliant. Classic professional performances provide a delicious Roman, 50's timepiece. Spectacular cinematography of both Venice and Rome. ‘Class' from beginning to end. See more Thomas D 05/22/2023 Cinematography is incredible...Rome circa mid 1950's. A Douglas Sirk style plot is enjoyable. For a 70 year old film, it holds up very well. What the cinematography did for Greece in "Boy On A Dolphin", this film does for Italy. And if you can watch it with the original 4.0 directional dialog soundtrack; you are in for a treat. Utterly enjoyable. See more Steve M 02/15/2023 Interesting to see how people looked for marriage back in the 50's. Let's see, working together forming a relationship of respect and friendship, okay. Working together and falling in love, okay. Pretending to like the food he likes, doing the things he likes, just trying to get married, then "surprise," not good. Unfortunately, those parents from the 50's passed on this last method and now we have 50% divorce rate in America. See more steve d 07/21/2020 Unfocused and deeply uninteresting. See more 12/13/2019 Beautifully filmed in Italy around the famous fountain and other landmarks with a great cast, but, the story wasn't much See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Three hopeful American secretaries visiting Italy -- newcomer Maria (Maggie McNamara), romance-seeking Anita (Jean Peters) and the more mature Frances (Dorothy McGuire) -- fling their coins into Rome's Trevi Fountain, each making a wish. Soon, Maria is pursued by a dashing prince (Louis Jourdan), Anita finds herself involved with a forbidden coworker (Rossano Brazzi), and Frances receives a surprising proposal from her boss (Clifton Webb). All three women vow to one day return to Rome.
Director
Jean Negulesco
Producer
Sol C. Siegel
Screenwriter
John H. Secondari, John Patrick
Distributor
20th Century Fox, Fox
Production Co
20th Century Fox
Genre
Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 2, 1954, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 24, 2013
Runtime
1h 42m
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