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The Godfather Part II Filming Locations

1974 Movie
Crime Drama

The early life and career of Vito Corleone in 1920s New York City is portrayed, while his son, Michael, expands and tightens his grip on the family crime syndicate.

Filming Locations Map 43 locations

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Decatur County, Kansas, United States of America
Scene: (Corleone Compound)
Doña Manuela Diez de Duarte, Avenida Independencia, Ciudad Nueva, Zona Colonial, Santo Domingo de Guzmán, Distrito Nacional, 10209, República Dominicana
Scene: (Hotel Terrace, they make a deal with drinks)
5, Piazza Carlo Goldoni, Montuzza, Barriera Vecchia-San Giacomo, Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, 34122, Italia

Coppola’s epic sequel runs on two timelines – young Vito’s rise in 1910s New York and Michael’s cold reign decades later – and filmed each in its true home: the Little Italy of New York, the hill villages of Sicily, Lake Tahoe for the Corleone compound, and the Dominican Republic standing in for pre-revolution Havana.

Where was The Godfather Part II filmed?

The Godfather Part II was filmed in New York, Sicily, Lake Tahoe (the Corleone compound) and the Dominican Republic (as 1950s Havana).

Every Godfather Part II location, explained

1

The Corleone compound – Lake Tahoe

Michael’s lakeside estate is the Fleur du Lac on Lake Tahoe, its boathouse the setting for the film’s darkest moments.

2

Young Vito’s New York – Little Italy

The 1910s immigrant world was recreated in New York, its Lower East Side and Little Italy streets dressed back a lifetime.

3

Sicily – the old country

Vito’s birthplace and his return used real Sicilian towns like Forza d’Agrò, the same hill villages seen in the first film.

4

Havana – the Dominican Republic

Batista-era Havana, impossible to film in Cuba, was recreated in Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic.

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Lake Tahoe is the film’s brooding heart, and the Sicilian hill town of Forza d’Agrò remains a genuine Godfather pilgrimage – a tiny village that helped define the saga’s old-world imagery.

Godfather Part II Fun Facts

1
Havana is the Dominican Republic Pre-revolution Havana, off-limits for filming, was recreated in Santo Domingo.
2
The compound is Lake Tahoe The Corleone estate is the Fleur du Lac on Lake Tahoe, where the boathouse scenes were shot.
3
First sequel to win Best Picture It became the first sequel ever to win the Academy Award for Best Picture.
4
De Niro learned Sicilian Robert De Niro learned a Sicilian dialect to play the young Vito, a role largely in subtitles.
5
Two films at once The dual-timeline structure was a bold gamble that reshaped how sequels could be told.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is the Corleone compound?
It’s the Fleur du Lac estate on Lake Tahoe.
Where were the Havana scenes filmed?
In Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, standing in for Batista-era Havana.
Can you visit the locations?
Yes – Lake Tahoe and the Sicilian town of Forza d’Agrò are both accessible.
Who directed The Godfather Part II?
Francis Ford Coppola.