The best movie ever made is airing on TV tonight

The film is generally considered one of the greatest films of all time, if not the greatest.

The original in the trilogy was first released in 1972. It became the highest-grossing movie of that year and won several Oscars.

The story focuses on Don Vito Corleone (Oscar-winner Marlon Brando), the ageing head of a mafia family in mid-20th century America, and his son Michael (Oscar-winner Al Pacino), who is reluctant to be part of the family business.

Watch the trailer for The Godfather right here:

The Godfather is airing on TV tonight on BBC Four at 10.20pm. The gangster epic is also available to stream on Paramount+ and Prime Video.

Here are the other movies on TV tonight (Thursday, 3 September)

For JOE's list of the best movies on TV this week, click here.