Wednesday, 5 March 2014

The unbelievable story of why Marlon Brando rejected his 1973 Oscar for ‘The Godfather’

The man who made offers others couldn’t refuse once refused the movie industry’s heftiest honor.
On March 5, 1973, Marlon Brando declined the Academy Award for Best Actor for his gut-wrenching performance as Vito Corleone in “The Godfather” — for a very unexpected reason.
Here’s how it went down.