Where was The Godfather filmed

Locations

• Corleone Compound

  In movie

  Scene where the Corleone family compound is shown as the central base of operations for the Corleone crime family, where key family gatherings, meetings, and the famous wedding reception take place in the opening sequence of the film, with the property made to look like a single grand estate through clever set construction.

  Real

  Corleone Compound on the map

  Scene was shot a residential property built in 1930, a three-story house with five bedrooms and 6,248 square feet located on a dead-end street in the Todt Hill neighborhood of Staten Island. The production built a fake gate and connecting walls near the end of the street to make two separate houses (110 and 120 Longfellow Ave) appear as one large imposing estate. The house changed owners in October 2016 when it sold for $2.4 million.

• GW Bridge

  In movie

  Scene where The car Michael Corleone is riding is takes a u-turn in the middle of the bridge.

  Real

  GW Bridge on the map

  Scene was shot The Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge is a tw-level double cantilever bridge constructed in 1909. Construction of the bridge began in 1902 but was delayed after the collapse of one section during a storm and an attempt to bomb the construction site.

  New York

• Genco Pura Olive Oil Company

  In movie

  Scene where the exterior of the Genco Pura Olive Oil Company, the Corleone family's legitimate business front, is shown. Don Vito Corleone's assassination attempt occurs directly across the street at 137 Mott Street, where he is shot while buying fruit from a street vendor, tying both locations together in one of the film's most dramatic sequences.

  Real

  Genco Pura Olive Oil Company on the map

  Scene was shot the Mietz Building, constructed in 1912, located in the Little Italy neighborhood of Manhattan on Mott Street. This historic building served as the exterior for the Corleone family's legitimate business front. The area remains a well-known part of Manhattan's Little Italy, surrounded by restaurants and shops that preserve the neighborhood's Italian-American heritage.

• Radio City Music Hall

  In movie

  Scene where Michael Corleone and Kay Adams are leaving a show when they hear about Don Corleone's shooting.

  Real

  Radio City Music Hall on the map

  Scene was shot

  New York

• The New York Eye & Ear Infirmary

  In movie

  Scene where hospital int. scenes

  Real

  The New York Eye & Ear Infirmary on the map

  Scene was shot

  New York