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
Trevi Fountain was abandoned when the pope died. Though Bernini's project was never constructed, there are many Bernini touches in the fountain as it exists today. An early, influential model by Pietro da Cortona, preserved in the Albertina, Vienna, also exists, as do various early 18th century sketches, most unsigned, as well as a project attributed to Nicola Michetti one attributed to Ferdinando Fuga and a French design by Edmé Bouchardon. Competitions had become popular during the Baroque era to design buildings, fountains, as well as the Spanish Steps. In 1730 Pope Clement XII organized a contest in which Nicola Salvi initially