Coins in the Fountain 2 and a half stars by Hal Ericson of Allmovie. Coins in the Fountain Coins in the Fountain is a television film which was released on September 28, 1990. The film is based on the novel "Coins in the Fountain" by John H. Secondari, which was previously filmed in 1954 as "Three Coins in the Fountain". It was directed by Tony Wharmby and written by Lindsay Harrison. Filming took place in Rome and other parts of Italy during the summer of 1990. In the summer of 1990 in Los Angeles Leah (Loni Anderson) has just been named as the West
Fountain of Neptune, Rome reduced dependence on urban fountains for drinking and washing purposes but increased their visual and political importance, especially following the creation of the Italian state with Rome as its capital after 1870. The fountain as it exists today was finally completed in 1878 by Antonio della Bitta, who added the imposing sculpture of "Neptune fighting with an octopus", and Gregorio Zappalà, who created the other sculptures, based on the mythological theme of the "Nereids with Cupids and walruses". This statuary was added following a competition in 1873, in order to balance that of the Moor Fountain on the south side