The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

2005
2h 1m
7.0

7.0/10

639 votes • View on IMDb
Adventure Crime Drama Mystery Western

"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.

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Status: Released

Budget: $15,000,000

Revenue: $12,036,149

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
EuropaCorp The Javelina Film Company
Production Countries
United States of America France Mexico
Spoken Languages
English Spanish

Keywords

mexico texas illegal immigration border patrol usa–mexico border promise corpse desert neo-western coyote

Quick Facts

Release Date November 17, 2005
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0419294

Cast

Tommy Lee Jones
Tommy Lee Jones

Pete Perkins

Barry Pepper
Barry Pepper

Mike Norton

Dwight Yoakam
Dwight Yoakam

Sheriff Frank Belmont

January Jones
January Jones

Lou Ann Norton

Melissa Leo
Melissa Leo

Rachel

Julio Cesar Cedillo
Julio Cesar Cedillo

Melquiades Estrada

Levon Helm
Levon Helm

Old Man with Radio

Mel Rodriguez
Mel Rodriguez

Captain Gomez

Cecilia Suárez
Cecilia Suárez

Rosa

Ignacio Guadalupe
Ignacio Guadalupe

Lucio

Vanessa Bauche
Vanessa Bauche

Mariana

Irineo Alvarez
Irineo Alvarez

Manuel

Key Crew

Michael Fitzgerald
Producer
Tommy Lee Jones
Director
Luc Besson
Producer
Tommy Lee Jones
Producer
Pierre-Ange Le Pogam
Producer
Guillermo Arriaga
Writer