A Mob offer you can’t refuse

THE GODFATHER

Full of quotable lines and careerbest performances, Francis Ford Coppola’s gangster masterpiece continues to win new fans. Based on Mario Puzo’s bestselling novel, it follows the fortunes of ‘Don’ Vito Corleone and his family in 1940s New York. While his boys Sonny and Fredo join the ageing criminal’s hugely successful business, youngest son Michael, a war hero, claims he wants nothing to do with it. However, when their father is hospitalised after an attempt on his life, the brothers take control – and it’s Michael who proves to be the most ruthless. The film won three Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Marlon Brando (above). Al Pacino, James Caan and Diane Keaton co-star. BBC iPlayer, from Sunday