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
Fontana di Piazza Colonna to the foot of the column of Marcus Aurelius. The source of the water for the fountain of Piazza Colonna was only 67 feet above sea level; like the Trevi Fountain, the Fontana della Barcaccia, and the fountains of Piazza Navona, all connected to the Acqua Vergine, the fountain of Piazza Colonna was unable to jet water high into the air. The original project of Della Porta was to place an antique Roman statue of a sea god, called Marforio, in the fountain, against a background of a rocky grotto, behind which the column of Marcus Aurelius would be seen.