Three Coins in the Fountain (1954 film)

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Three Coins in the Fountain
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Directed by	Jean Negulesco
Produced by	Sol C. Siegel
Written by	John Patrick
Starring	Clifton Webb Dorothy McGuire Jean Peters Louis Jourdan Rossano Brazzi Maggie McNamara
Music by	Victor Young
Cinematography	Milton R. Krasner
Distributed by	Twentieth Century-Fox
Release date(s)	20 May 1954
Running time	102 min
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Three Coins in the Fountain is a 1954 film, named after a popular song of the same name. It tells the story of three American girls looking for romance in Rome while employed at the American Embassy. It stars Clifton Webb, Dorothy McGuire, Jean Peters, Louis Jourdan, Maggie McNamara and Rossano Brazzi.

The movie was adapted by John Patrick from the novel Coins in the Fountain by John H. Secondari, and was directed by Jean Negulesco.

It won Academy Awards for Best Cinematography, Color and Best Music, Song (for Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn for Three Coins in the Fountain). It was nominated for Best Picture.

The movie has an interesting blooper. In the only scene at the fountain, the water was flowing profusely. A new camera angle of the same conversation... the water falls were off, and the fountain was completely dry. Additionally, many of the fountains at Villa d'Este in Tivoli, Italy were used during the opening credits.

Two remakes of the film have been released. The first was the 1964 musical The Pleasure Seekers starring Ann-Margret and the second was the 1990 television movie Coins in the Fountain starring Loni Anderson.