2005
7.0 (598 votes)
2h 1m
Genres
Adventure
Crime
Drama
Mystery
Western
Production Companies
EuropaCorp
The Javelina Film Company
The Javelina Film Company
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
Nobody is beyond redemption.
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.
Key Crew
Director: Tommy Lee Jones
Producer: Pierre-Ange Le Pogam, Michael Fitzgerald, Luc Besson, Tommy Lee Jones
Screenplay: Guillermo Arriaga
Director of Photography: Chris Menges
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
Videos
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005) Trailer
