Fresh
The film has warmth, humor, a rich dose of romance and almost incredible pictorial appeal.
Variety Staff, Variety
Three Coins in the Fountain
You've Never Lived Until You've Loved in Rome!
1954 · 1h 42m · UNRATED
Drama, Romance
Directed by
Jean Negulesco
Overview
Three American roommates working in Italy wish for the man of their dreams after throwing coins into Rome's magnificent Trevi Fountain. Frances, a secretary at a government agency, sets out to win the heart of her smooth-talking novelist employer; Anita, her coworker, defies office regulations by romancing an Italian who works at the agency; and office newcomer Maria meets a real Italian Prince Charming and falls madly in love. The only thing the three hopeful ladies need to do is seal their fate.
Director and cast
- Jean Negulesco Director
- Clifton Webb as John Frederick Shadwell
- Dorothy McGuire as Miss Frances
- Jean Peters as Anita Hutchins
- Louis Jourdan as Prince Dino di Cessi
- Maggie McNamara as Maria Williams
- Rossano Brazzi as Georgio Bianchi
- Howard St. John as Burgoyne
- Kathryn Givney as Mrs. Burgoyne
- Cathleen Nesbitt as Principessa
- Gino Corrado as Principessa's Butler (uncredited)
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
63%
Tomatometer
Rotten
This touristy romance was an unexpected hit in its day, but you'd hardly think it to look at it now.
Trevor Johnston, Time Out
Fresh
Three Coins in the Fountain is quite clearly a film in which the locale comes first. However, the nonsense of its fable tumbles nicely within the picture frame.
Bosley Crowther, New York Times
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