where was the godfather filmed

“The Godfather” was filmed primarily in New York City and other parts of New York state, Los Angeles/California, Las Vegas, and on location in Sicily, Italy. These locations together stand in for the Corleone family’s world across the United States and Italy.

Key filming locations

• New York: Manhattan, Staten Island (including the Corleone family home), Long Island, and other city neighborhoods were major backdrops for the film’s New York crime world.

• California: Parts of the production, including Jack Woltz’s Hollywood-world scenes, were shot in and around Los Angeles and Beverly Hills.

• Las Vegas: The movie’s gambling and casino sequences were filmed in Las Vegas to capture the real Strip atmosphere.

• Sicily: Michael’s exile and wedding scenes used villages in Sicily, notably Savoca and Forza d’Agrò, which stood in for the town of Corleone.

Mini detail highlights

• The Corleone family wedding at the start was filmed at a private house on Staten Island, New York.

• The Sicilian church where Michael marries Apollonia is the Church of San Nicolò in Savoca, a real hillside village that fans still visit today.

• Several interiors and production work were done on studio lots in California, particularly at Paramount in Hollywood.

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