Three Coins in the Fountain

Three Coins in the Fountain

You've Never Lived Until You've Loved in Rome!

G 1954 · 102 min · ★ 5.9 · Drama, Romance

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.

Directed by Jean Negulesco · Written by John Patrick

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Clifton Webb John Frederick Shadwell
Dorothy McGuire Miss Frances
Jean Peters Anita Hutchins
Louis Jourdan Prince Dino di Cessi
Maggie McNamara Maria Williams
Rossano Brazzi Georgio Bianchi
Howard St. John Burgoyne
Kathryn Givney Mrs. Burgoyne
Cathleen Nesbitt Principessa
Gino Corrado Principessa's Butler (uncredited)
Celia Lovsky Baroness (uncredited)
Luciana Paluzzi Angela Bianchi (uncredited)

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