The Godfather Part II (1974)
Directed by Francis Ford Coppola
Two stories in parallel: a boy flees Corleone in Sicily for New York and grows into a feared man in Little Italy, while decades later his son runs the family from Lake Tahoe through dealings in Miami, Havana and Washington.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Corleone, Sicily, Italy≈ 00:01:00Stated on screen
After the local don kills his father, brother and mother, young Vito is smuggled out of Corleone.
- 2Ellis Island, New York≈ 00:07:00Stated on screen
The boy sails past the Statue of Liberty and is registered at Ellis Island as Vito Corleone, then quarantined.
- 3Little Italy≈ 01:00:00New York City, New YorkStated on screen
- 4Return to Corleone≈ 02:40:00Corleone, Sicily, ItalyStated on screen
- 5First Communion party≈ 00:11:00Corleone estate, Lake Tahoe (fictional)Stated on screenFictional
At a lakeside party Michael deals with a senator and family business; that night gunmen riddle his bedroom.
- 6Hyman Roth's house≈ 00:45:00Miami, FloridaStated on screen
Michael visits the ageing gangster Hyman Roth, who talks of their partnership in Cuba.
- 7Havana, Cuba≈ 00:58:00Stated on screen
- 8Return in winter≈ 01:35:00Corleone estate, Lake Tahoe (fictional)InferredFictional
- 9Senate hearings≈ 02:05:00Washington, D.C.Stated on screen
- 10Final reckoning≈ 02:50:00Corleone estate, Lake Tahoe (fictional)Stated on screenFictional
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 37,944 km
- Places
- 7
- Countries
- 3
- Stops
- 10
- Not shown: 30,752 km
- Boat: 7,193 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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