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The Best Percy Herbert Movies, Ranked

52 credits from 1954 to 1998, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) with $27.2M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.

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Worldwide gross

Biggest Percy Herbert Box Office Hits

Percy Herbert's films have made $27.8M worldwide in total. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) is the biggest hit at $27.2M, ahead of Night of the Big Heat (1967) ($240K). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.

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  1. 1 The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) movie poster The Bridge on the River Kwai 1957 · Adventure $27.2M $27.2M dom.
  2. 2 Night of the Big Heat (1967) movie poster Night of the Big Heat 1967 · Thriller $240K $236K dom.
  3. 3 The Sea Wolves (1980) movie poster The Sea Wolves 1980 · War $220K $220K dom.
  4. 4 Becket (1964) movie poster Becket 1964 · History $149K $149K dom.
  5. 5 One Million Years B.C. (1967) movie poster One Million Years B.C. 1967 · Adventure $669
  6. 6 Quatermass 2 (1957) movie poster Quatermass 2 1957 · Horror $77
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The Best Percy Herbert Movie in Every Genre

The best-rated film in each genre Percy Herbert has worked in, the genres with the most films first. War leads with 6 films, and The Sea Wolves (1980) is the pick of them.

One pick per decade

The Best Percy Herbert Movie of Each Decade

One pick per decade of Percy Herbert's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1950s to 1980s.

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The Best Percy Herbert Movies: Questions & Answers

The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Percy Herbert films, answered from the rankings on this page.

What is the highest-grossing Percy Herbert movie?

The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) made the most at the box office, with $27.2M worldwide, followed by Night of the Big Heat (1967) with $240K. Together, Percy Herbert's films with box office figures have made $27.8M.

Which Percy Herbert movie won the most awards?

The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) is the most decorated Percy Herbert film, with 14 wins from 16 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.

What is the best Percy Herbert war movie?

The Sea Wolves (1980) is the best-rated of Percy Herbert's war films. In other genres: The Bridge on the River Kwai (adventure), Night of the Big Heat (thriller) and Becket (history).

What is the newest Percy Herbert movie?

The newest film on Percy Herbert's filmography is What’s a Carry On? (1998), with Percy Herbert as Charlie, the Bartender (archive footage) (uncredited).

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