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The Godfather Part II (1974)
Where The Godfather Part II says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
Havana's New Year's Eve was filmed in Santo Domingo, and 'Little Italy' was an East Village street
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Scenes and places
Young Vito flees Corleone (1901)
Nine-year-old Vito Andolini flees Corleone after the local mafia chief kills the rest of his family. He is on his own, bound for New York.
Set in Corleone, Sicily — A nine-year-old boy escapes the town after the local mafia chief kills the rest of his family. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A hill town in western Sicily whose name the boy will carry as his own.
Filmed at Forza d'Agrò, Sicily — The Sicilian town featured in the film; the Corleone scenes were shot across Messina and Catania provinces (Forza d'Agrò, Savoca, Motta Camastra, Fiumefreddo di Sicilia). Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Torrente Petrolo, Graniti — Opening funeral sequence for Vito Andolini's father. Coordinates are the village point; the valley itself has none. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Sparagogna station, Regalbuto — Corleone station scenes: arrival and departure of Vito Corleone and his family, with a steam locomotive. Coordinates are the town point. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The communion party at Lake Tahoe (1958)
Michael takes several meetings at his Lake Tahoe compound during his son's first communion. An offer of help with a Las Vegas casino arrives, and a family ally asks for protection and is refused.
Set in Michael's Lake Tahoe compound — Michael meets several people during his son Anthony's first communion. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A lakeside estate in the Sierra Nevada, far from the family's New York roots.
Filmed at Fleur du Lac, Tahoe Pines — The Tahoe compound scenes were shot at Fleur du Lac, a residential complex on the west shore of Lake Tahoe, once owned by Henry J. Kaiser. Coordinates are Tahoe Pines, not the estate. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Ellis Island arrival (1901)
An immigration officer registers the boy as Vito Corleone, a name taken from his home town. It becomes the family name.
Set in Ellis Island, New York — Immigration check where the boy is registered under a new name. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The immigration station in New York harbour.
Filmed at Salone degli Incanti, Trieste — The health-inspection scene for Italian emigrants was filmed in the old Central Fish Market (now Salone degli Incanti). Coordinates are the city point. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Little Italy, 1917 (1917)
Vito, now married with a son, loses his grocery job to a neighbourhood extortionist. He starts stealing for a living with his neighbour Clemenza.
Set in Little Italy, Manhattan — Young Vito, now married with a son, lives under the thumb of a neighbourhood extortionist. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A tenement neighbourhood on Manhattan's Lower East Side.
Filmed at East 6th Street, East Village — Exterior Little Italy scenes were shot on East 6th Street between Avenue A and Avenue B; most interiors, including Vito's apartment, were built at Paramount studios in Los Angeles. Coordinates are the neighbourhood point. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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New Year's Eve in Havana (1958)
Roth invites Michael to Havana to invest under the Batista government, and Michael has doubts as the revolution grows. At the New Year's Eve party the rebels advance and the old order starts to give way.
Set in Havana, Cuba — Michael travels to Havana to look at investments under the Batista government. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The Cuban capital in the last days of 1958.
Filmed at Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic — The scenes set in Cuba were shot here; Miami was also used for part of them. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Palacio Nacional, Santo Domingo — One of the Santo Domingo locations, the seat of the Dominican government; the New Year's Eve party scene was shot here. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Vito's return to Sicily (1922)
Vito returns to Sicily with his family to set up an olive oil importing business. With his partner Don Tommasino he calls on the elderly Don Ciccio.
Set in Don Ciccio's villa, Sicily — Vito, back in Sicily with his family, visits an elderly Don Ciccio.
A villa in eastern Sicily.
Filmed at Via Vecchia Pozzillo 57, Acireale — Scenes set at Don Ciccio's villa were shot here. Coordinates are the town point. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Tropicana Resort, Las Vegas — Las Vegas casino, 1958 Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Castello degli Schiavi, Fiumefreddo di Sicilia — A Sicilian country scene (which one is not stated) Google Maps · Apple Maps
Characters
- Vito Corleone — A boy from Corleone who flees Sicily after his family is killed and builds a new life in New York.
- Michael Corleone — The head of the family in 1958, dealing with business offers and rivals at Lake Tahoe and in Havana.
Questions answered on the map
- Where was Havana in The Godfather Part II really filmed?