The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $15,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $12,036,149.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 12.738 |
Directed By
Tommy Lee Jones
Crew
Tommy Lee Jones
Guillermo Arriaga
Tommy Lee Jones
Michael Fitzgerald
Pierre-Ange Le Pogam
Marco Beltrami
Chris Menges
Roberto Silvi
Jeanne McCarthy
Merideth Boswell
Luc Besson
Eric A. Williams
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Jeff Knipp
Phil Shirey
Kathy Kiatta
Jourdan Henderson
Mary Saisselin
Tom Ward
Jo Edna Boldin
Melissa Mercer
Pam Fuller
Ana Rebuelta
Samuel Potin
Jérôme Lateur
Annette Fradera
Anna Abbey
Rocío Ceja Amezcua
Duane Manwiller
Dawn Jones
Robby Baumgartner
Sérgio Suaste Guzmán
Robert Hicks
Charlotte Raffi
Terron Pratt
Karine Binaux
Laurel Lyn Schulman
Jam Abelanet
Lawrence Carroll
Jeffery D. Woodrel
Francis Perreard
Gregg Barbanell
Karola Storr
Dominique Hennequin
Jeri Baker
John Blake
Richard Snell
Thomas Rosales Jr.
David V. Butler
Loïc Gourbe
Byron Scott Thomas
TOP CAST
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
Cecilia Suárez
Rosa
Ignacio Guadalupe
Lucio
Vanessa Bauche
Mariana
Irineo Alvarez
Manuel
Guillermo Arriaga
Juan
Josh Berry
Border Patrolman
Rodger Boyce
Salesman
Sonny Carl Davis
Kruger
Sean Hennigan
Chuck
Terry Dale Parks
Neil
Brent Smiga
Deputy Antonio
Gustavo Sánchez Parra
Tomas
Diana Chavez
Woman
Maya Zapata
El Tostón Woman #1
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