AdventureCrimeDramaMysteryWestern
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
"Nobody is beyond redemption."
User Score632 votes
70%7.0/10
Release2005→
Runtime2H 1M
LanguageEnglish
StatusReleased
Synopsis
When brash Texas border officer Mike Norton wrongfully kills and buries the friend and ranch hand of Pete Perkins, the latter is reminded of a promise he made to bury his friend, Melquiades Estrada, in his Mexican home town. He kidnaps Norton and exhumes Estrada's corpse, and the odd caravan sets out on horseback for Mexico.
Principal Cast8
Tommy Lee Jones
Pete Perkins
Barry Pepper
Mike Norton
Dwight Yoakam
Sheriff Frank Belmont
January Jones
Lou Ann Norton
Melissa Leo
Rachel
Julio Cesar Cedillo
Melquiades Estrada
Levon Helm
Old Man with Radio
Mel Rodriguez
Captain Gomez
Media24
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Tommy Lee Jones
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Budget$15M
Revenue$12M
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mexicotexasillegal immigrationborder patrolusa–mexico borderpromisecorpsedesertneo-westerncoyote
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Countries:United States of AmericaFrance
Production:EuropaCorpThe Javelina Film Company