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 | 16.03 |
Directed By
Tommy Lee Jones
Crew
Tommy Lee Jones
Pierre-Ange Le Pogam
Guillermo Arriaga
Michael Fitzgerald
Luc Besson
Tommy Lee Jones
Jeanne McCarthy
Chris Menges
Merideth Boswell
Marco Beltrami
Roberto Silvi
Eric A. Williams
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Kathy Kiatta
Pam Fuller
Robby Baumgartner
Terron Pratt
Ana Rebuelta
Rocío Ceja Amezcua
Sérgio Suaste Guzmán
Laurel Lyn Schulman
Jourdan Henderson
Francis Perreard
Annette Fradera
Anna Abbey
Dawn Jones
Mary Saisselin
Jo Edna Boldin
Duane Manwiller
Jeff Knipp
Phil Shirey
Charlotte Raffi
Lawrence Carroll
Jeri Baker
Tom Ward
Melissa Mercer
Jérôme Lateur
Samuel Potin
Karola Storr
Karine Binaux
Jam Abelanet
Gregg Barbanell
Robert Hicks
Jeffery D. Woodrel
Dominique Hennequin
John Blake
Richard Snell
Thomas Rosales Jr.
David V. Butler
Loïc Gourbe
Byron Scott Thomas
Sean Happy
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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