The Godfather (1972)
Directed by Francis Ford Coppola
The youngest son of a New York crime family wants nothing to do with the business until an attempt on his father's life pulls him in, sending him from Long Island to the Bronx, into hiding in Sicily and on to Las Vegas.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Connie's wedding≈ 00:00:00Corleone compound, Long Beach, Long Island (fictional)InferredFictional
Vito receives favour-seekers in his study during his daughter's wedding while Michael tells Kay about the family.
- 2Woltz's estate≈ 00:27:00Los Angeles, CaliforniaStated on screen
Hagen fails to persuade a studio boss to cast Johnny Fontane, who then wakes up with a horse's head in his bed.
- 3Mott Street fruit stand≈ 00:44:00New York City, New YorkInferred
Vito is gunned down in the street while buying fruit near his office.
- 4Hospital≈ 00:58:00New York City, New YorkInferred
Finding his father unguarded, Michael bluffs off the killers on the hospital steps and is punched by a crooked captain.
- 5Louis' Restaurant, the Bronx (fictional)≈ 01:12:00Stated on screenFictional
- 6Hiding in Sicily≈ 01:38:00Corleone, Sicily, ItalyStated on screen
- 6Causeway toll booth≈ 01:52:00Causeway toll booth, Long IslandInferred
- 7Las Vegas, Nevada≈ 02:12:00Stated on screen
- 8Baptism≈ 02:35:00Old St. Patrick's Cathedral, Mott Street, New YorkInferred
- 9Michael's office≈ 02:45:00Corleone compound, Long Beach, Long Island (fictional)InferredFictional
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 25,068 km
- Places
- 8
- Countries
- 2
- Stops
- 10
- Not shown: 21,083 km
- Plane: 3,966 km
- Car: 19 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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