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Marlon Brando’s 1972 Mafia epic The Godfather is greatest movie of all time, say 20,000 film fans

From The Shawshank Redemption to Pulp Fiction to The Empire Strikes Back... voters say these are the top ten films ever made

THE Godfather has pipped The Empire Strikes Back to be voted greatest movie of all time.

The 1972 Mafia epic that starred Marlon Brando as Don Vito Corleone topped a poll by film mag Empire of 20,000 readers.

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1972 Mafia epic The Godfather starring Marlon Brando has been voted the best film of all time

At third was Christopher Nolan’s 2008 Batman film The Dark Knight, for which Heath Ledger won an Oscar for his performance as The Joker.

The Shawshank Redemption came fourth, despite often being hailed best-ever film online.

La La Land — released six months ago — came 62nd.

The Empire Strikes Back just lost out to the top spot, coming in secondCredit: TV Company

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The all-time top ten are as follows:

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