The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada(2005)

Nobody is beyond redemption.

70

2h 1m

  • Adventure,
  • Crime,
  • Drama

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.

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

  • Guillermo Arriaga

    Guillermo Arriaga

    Juan

  • Josh Berry

    Josh Berry

    Border Patrolman

  • Rodger Boyce

    Rodger Boyce

    Salesman

  • Sonny Carl Davis

    Sonny Carl Davis

    Kruger

  • Richard Andrew Jones

    Richard Andrew Jones

    Bob

  • Sean Hennigan

    Sean Hennigan

    Chuck

  • Terry Dale Parks

    Terry Dale Parks

    Neil

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    Status

    Released (Nov 17, 2005)

    Budget

    $15,000,000

    Revenue

    $12,036,149

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