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Porthos, Baron du Vallon de Bracieux de Pierrefonds is a fictional character in the novels The Three Musketeers, Twenty Years After and The Vicomte de Bragelonne by Alexandre Dumas, père. He and the other two musketeers, Athos and Aramis, are friends of the novel's protagonist, d'Artagnan (see D'Artagnan Romances). He carries a sword that Aramis nicknamed Balizarde.In The Three Musketeers his family name is du Vallon. In Twenty Years After, having made a financially advantageous marriage, he is first known as du Vallon de Bracieux de Pierrefonds, before he earns the title of baron.
Porthos, honest and slightly gullible, is the extrovert of the group, enjoying wine, women and song. Though he is often seen as the comic relief, he is also extremely dedicated and loyal toward his friends and fellow Musketeers. His eating abilities even impress King Louis XIV during a banquet at Versailles. As the story advances, he looks more and more of a giant, and his death is that of a titan.
At the time of The Three Musketeers (ca. 1627) he apparently has few lands or other resources to draw from. He was finally able to extract sufficient funds from an elderly lawyer's somewhat younger wife (whom he was romancing and later married) to equip himself for the Siege of La Rochelle.
The fictional Porthos is very loosely based on the historical musketeer Isaac de Porthau.
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Filmography of Porthos (27 films)
Add to a movie listThe Three Musketeers (2011)
, 1h50Directed by Paul W.S. Anderson
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Swashbuckler, Action, Adventure
Themes Steampunk films, Histoire de France
Actors Matthew Macfadyen, Logan Lerman, Ray Stevenson, Luke Evans, Mads Mikkelsen, Milla Jovovich
Rating57%
In Venice at the beginning of the 17th century, the Three Musketeers, Athos (Matthew Macfadyen), Porthos (Ray Stevenson), and Aramis (Luke Evans), with the help of Athos' longtime lover, Milady de Winter (Milla Jovovich), steal airship blueprints made by Leonardo da Vinci. However, they are betrayed by Milady, who gives the blueprints to the Duke of Buckingham (Orlando Bloom). Upon returning to France, the Musketeers are forced to disband by Cardinal Richelieu (Christoph Waltz) for their failure, and they end up on the streets of Paris.
, 1h50Genres Science fiction, Musical theatre, Adventure, Musical
Themes Films about families, Musical films
Actors Mikhaïl Boïarski, Veniamin Smekhov, Igor Staryguine, Alissa Freindlich, Valentin Smirnitski, Dmitry Nagiev
Rating25%
The film opens final scenes of the novel The Vicomte de Bragelonne. In the fight against the royal guardsmen killed Aramis and Porthos. After notified of the loss of his friends, Athos poisoned himself in own estate.
Directed by Pierre Aknine
Genres Action, Adventure
Actors Emmanuelle Béart, Vincent Elbaz, Tchéky Karyo, Heino Ferch, Grégori Derangère, Grégory Gadebois
Rating52%
Béarn, 1615. Un jeune homme, d'Artagnan, est le témoin involontaire d'une scène extraordinaire où une femme est pendue par un cavalier qui s'enfuit. Lorsque la corde cède, la femme reprend vie et disparaît. Les années passent. D'Artagnan file vers Paris, où il veut intégrer la célèbre compagnie des mousquetaires du Roi. En chemin, il surprend une rencontre entre Richelieu, ministre de Louis XIII, et son espionne, Milady. La beauté de Milady éblouit d'Artagnan au point qu'il ne reconnaît pas en elle cette femme pendue qui a hanté sa jeunesse. Il n'entend pas non plus la nouvelle dont elle est porteuse : la reine, Anne d'Autriche, s'apprête à recevoir en secret son amant, le duc de Buckingham. Richelieu voit là une occasion de perdre la reine. Il ordonne à Milady de tuer Buckingham pour que le scandale éclate.
La Femme Musketeer (2004)
, 2h43Directed by Steve Boyum
Origin Croatie
Genres Swashbuckler, Adventure
Actors Gérard Depardieu, Michael York, Kristina Krepela, Nastassja Kinski, Clemency Burton-Hill, Susie Amy
Rating55%
The legend of Jacques D'Artagnan (Michael York) gets a gender-bending update in this swashbuckling adventure. Though legendary swordsman Jacques D'Artagnan's best days may be well behind him, he has schooled his daughter Valentine (Susie Amy) well in the way of the sword. Now it's time for Valentine to strike out on her own. With her father's sword and a letter of introduction to Commander Finot (Roy Dotrice), the eager young novice sets out to seek her fortune in Paris. Though a woman has never before been appointed the rank of swordsman, Valentine is determined to prove her worth by taking on a deadly mission to rescue the bride-to-be of King Louis XIV from a band of fearsome kidnappers, teaming with the three sons of the legendary Three Musketeers who rode with her father.
The Musketeer (2001)
, 1h45Directed by Peter Hyams
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Swashbuckler, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Histoire de France
Actors Catherine Deneuve, Mena Suvari, Stephen Rea, Tim Roth, Justin Chambers, Bill Treacher
Rating47%
As a young boy, d'Artagnan witnesses the murder of his parents at the hands of Febre (Tim Roth), chief henchman of Cardinal Richelieu (Stephen Rea). d'Artagnan is nearly killed after using his dead father's sword to fight Febre which leaves him with a permanent scar and blinds him in one eye. d'Artagnan is taken in by family friend Planchet (Jean-Pierre Castaldi), a former musketeer, one of the loyal protectors of King Louis XIII (Daniel Mesguich).
The Man in the Iron Mask (1998)
, 2h12Directed by Randall Wallace, Frédéric Auburtin
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Swashbuckler, Action, Adventure, Historical
Themes Films about families, Politique, Political films, Histoire de France, Jumeaux ou jumelles, Films about royalty
Actors Leonardo DiCaprio, Jeremy Irons, John Malkovich, Gérard Depardieu, Gabriel Byrne, Anne Parillaud
Rating65%
France is under the reign of a cruel and self-centered version of King Louis XIV (DiCaprio), who spends his time declaring a war against the Dutch, distributing rotten food to the rioting citizens of Paris, and seducing women trying in vain to win his heart and become queen.
The Three Musketeers (1993)
, 1h45Directed by Stephen Herek
Origin Austria
Genres Comedy, Swashbuckler, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Children's films
Actors Charlie Sheen, Kiefer Sutherland, Chris O'Donnell, Oliver Platt, Tim Curry, Rebecca De Mornay
Rating63%
In 1625 France, following in his late father's footsteps, D'Artagnan (Chris O'Donnell) sets off to Paris in hopes of becoming a member of the Musketeers, a band of men sworn to serve and protect the King of France. D'Artagnan is pursued by Gérard and his brothers, who accuse him of blemishing their sister's honor. Gérard saw his sister kissing d'Artagnan goodbye or as d'Artagnan put it "she wanted to give me something to remember her by!" At Musketeer Headquarters, Captain Rochefort (Michael Wincott) and the cardinal's guards have disbanded the musketeers as per the orders of Cardinal Richelieu (Tim Curry), the King's minister, ostensibly to help fight in an impending war with England. Rochefort confides to the Cardinal that there are three musketeers that have refused to relinquish their duties: Athos (Kiefer Sutherland), Porthos (Oliver Platt), and Aramis (Charlie Sheen).
, 2h38Genres Musical theatre, Adventure, Musical
Themes Films about families, Musical films
Actors Mikhaïl Boïarski, Veniamin Smekhov, Igor Staryguine, Alissa Freindlich, Anatoli Ravikovitch, Dmitri Kharatian
Rating56%
The Return of the Musketeers (1989)
, 1h42Directed by Richard Lester
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Swashbuckler, Action, Adventure
Actors Michael York, Oliver Reed, Frank Finlay, Richard Chamberlain, C. Thomas Howell, Kim Cattrall
Rating59%
Twenty years after the events of The Four Musketeers, Cardinal Mazarin has imprisoned the Duke of Beaufort. Mazarin hires d'Artagnan to bring together Athos, Porthos, and Aramis, to work for him. Porthos accepts, but Athos and Aramis decline. By this time, Athos has a son named Raoul.
The Fifth Musketeer (1979)
, 1h56Directed by Ken Annakin
Origin Austria
Genres Swashbuckler, Action, Adventure, Historical
Themes Films about families, Politique, Political films, Films about royalty
Actors Sylvia Kristel, Ursula Andress, Beau Bridges, Cornel Wilde, Ian McShane, Alan Hale Jr.
Rating53%
Le roi Louis XIV a à son insu un frère jumeau, Philippe, mais quand il est dit, il verrouille immédiatement son frère à la Bastille. Le roi veut augmenter sa popularité et met en scène un assassinat contre lui-même où Philippe est habillé comme roi Louis. Mais Philippe parvient à échapper à l'assassinat et tout le monde le croit le vrai roi ...
, 4h9Directed by Gueorgui Ioungvald-Khilkevitch
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Adventure, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Mikhaïl Boïarski, Veniamin Smekhov, Igor Staryguine, Valentin Smirnitski, Margarita Terekhova, Oleg Tabakov
Rating77%
Part I: "Athos, Porthos, Aramis and d'Artagnan" (Атос, Портос, Арамис и д’Артаньян) Part II: "Queen's Pendants" (Подвески королевы)
, 1h45Directed by André Hunebelle, Denys Granier-Deferre, Jacques Besnard
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Adventure
Actors Gérard Rinaldi, Jean-Guy Fechner, Jean Sarrus, Gérard Filippelli, Daniel Ceccaldi, Josephine Chaplin
Rating52%
La reine de France se trouve dans l'embarras. En effet, pour leur prochaine apparition en public, le roi lui a demandé de porter le collier de ferrets qu'il lui a offert en cadeau pour la Sainte Anne. Or, la reine a déjà remis celui-ci en gage d'estime au duc de Buckingham lors d'une visite secrète, en lui faisant promettre de ne plus jamais chercher à la revoir. Elle suspecte une machination du cardinal de Richelieu et du père Joseph, prêts à tout pour la déshonorer.
The Four Charlots Musketeers (1974)
, 1h50Directed by André Hunebelle, Denys Granier-Deferre, Jacques Besnard
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Adventure
Actors Gérard Rinaldi, Jean-Guy Fechner, Jean Sarrus, Gérard Filippelli, Josephine Chaplin, Daniel Ceccaldi
Rating54%
Une version des Trois Mousquetaires d’Alexandre Dumas, complètement revisitée et parfaitement burlesque, où les Charlots jouent les valets des mousquetaires, afin de déjouer les plans du cardinal de Richelieu, de son âme damnée le père Joseph et de Milady de Winter, et ramener à la reine ses ferrets de diamants qu'elle a imprudemment offerts au duc de Buckingham.
The Four Musketeers (1974)
, 1h48Directed by Richard Lester
Origin Espagne
Genres Drama, Comedy, Swashbuckler, Action, Adventure
Actors Oliver Reed, Charlton Heston, Raquel Welch, Faye Dunaway, Richard Chamberlain, Frank Finlay
Rating68%
During a war between France and the Protestant rebels of La Rochelle, Cardinal Richelieu orders Count de Rochefort to kidnap Constance Bonancieux. The evil Milady de Winter, who wants revenge on d'Artagnan, seduces him to keep him occupied. D'Artagnan soon discovers her true nature, however, and also that she was once married to Athos, who had supposedly killed her after discovering that she was a branded criminal.
The Three Musketeers (1973)
, 1h45Directed by Richard Lester
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Swashbuckler, Action, Adventure, Historical, Romance
Themes Children's films
Actors Oliver Reed, Charlton Heston, Raquel Welch, Faye Dunaway, Richard Chamberlain, Frank Finlay
Rating70%
The young d'Artagnan arrives in Paris with dreams of becoming a king's musketeer. Quite unused to the city life, he makes a number of clumsy faux-pas. First he finds himself insulted, knocked out and robbed by the Comte de Rochefort, an agent of Cardinal Richelieu, and once in Paris comes into conflict with three musketeers, Athos, Porthos, and Aramis, each of whom challenges him to a duel for some accidental insult or embarrassment. As the first of these duels is about to begin, Jussac arrives with five additional swordsmen of Cardinal Richelieu's guards. D'Artagnan sides with the musketeers in the ensuing street fight and becomes their ally in opposition to the Cardinal, who wishes to increase his already considerable power over the king. D'Artagnan also begins an affair with his landlord's wife, Constance Bonacieux, who is the Queen's dressmaker.