The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
603 reviews
Adventure/Crime
2h 1m
2005
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...
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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.
- DirectorTommy Lee Jones
- Release17 November 2005
- Genre
- Duration2h 1m
- Budget$15,000,000
- Revenue$12,036,149
- Rate603 reviews
- Productions
EuropaCorp, The Javelina Film Company
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

Richard Andrew Jones
Bob

Sean Hennigan
Chuck

Terry Dale Parks
Neil

Gustavo Sánchez Parra
Tomas

Diana Chavez
Woman

Maya Zapata
El Tostón Woman #1
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