The Best François Périer Movies, Ranked
62 credits from 1938 to 2023, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Madame Bovary (1991) with $1.94M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest François Périer Box Office Hits
François Périer's films have made $251M worldwide in total. Madame Bovary (1991) is the biggest hit at $1.94M, ahead of Nights of Cabiria (1957) ($800K). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Madame Bovary 1991 · Romance $1.94M $1.94M dom. - 2
Nights of Cabiria 1957 · Drama $800K $767K dom. - 3
Le Cercle Rouge 1970 · Thriller $505K $433K dom. - 4
Le Samouraï 1967 · Drama $343K $217K dom. - 5
Z 1969 · Drama $83.3K $83.3K dom. - 6
Max and the Junkmen 1971 · Crime $40.8K $40.5K dom. - 7
Stavisky… 1974 · History $13.8K $13.8K dom. - 8
Testament of Orpheus 1960 · Fantasy $2.98K
The Best François Périer Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre François Périer has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 18 films, and Nights of Cabiria (1957) is the pick of them.
- Drama 18 films Nights of Cabiria 1957 · as Oscar D'Onofrio
- Romance 5 films Madame Bovary 1991 · as Narrateur
- Thriller 4 films Le Cercle Rouge 1970 · as Santi
- Fantasy 4 films Testament of Orpheus 1960 · as Heurtebise
- Crime 3 films Max and the Junkmen 1971 · as Commissioner Rosinsky
- History 1 film Stavisky… 1974 · as Albert Borelli
The Best François Périer Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of François Périer's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1950s to 1990s.
The Latest François Périer Movies
The most recent films François Périer is credited on, newest first — starting with Le Cercle Rouge (1970) (2003). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Le Cercle Rouge (1970) 2003 · Crime - Madame Bovary 1991 · Narrateur
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The Elegant Criminal 1990 · Lacenaire's father -
Keep Your Right Up 1987 · Man -
Le Tartuffe 1984 · Orgon -
The Fighter 1983 · Gino Ruggieri -
The Telephone Bar 1980 · Commissaire Claude Joinville -
The Police War 1979 · Colombani, Chief of police -
State Reasons 1978 · Prof. Marrot -
Baxter, Vera Baxter 1977 · Jean Baxter (voice) -
Doctor Francoise Gailland 1976 · Gérard Gailland - Stavisky… 1974 · Albert Borelli
The Best François Périer Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest François Périer films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing François Périer movie?
Madame Bovary (1991) made the most at the box office, with $1.94M worldwide, followed by Nights of Cabiria (1957) with $800K. Together, François Périer's films with box office figures have made $251M.
What is the best François Périer drama movie?
Nights of Cabiria (1957) is the best-rated of François Périer's drama films. In other genres: Madame Bovary (romance), Le Cercle Rouge (thriller) and Testament of Orpheus (fantasy).
What is the newest François Périer movie?
The newest film on François Périer's filmography is The First Year (2023), with François Périer as Narrator (french version).
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