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Feature film — 2005

The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005)

7.02h 1mAdventure — Crime — Drama — Mystery — Western

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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Director: Tommy Lee Jones

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Cast & crew

Tommy Lee Jones as Pete Perkins

Tommy Lee Jones

Pete Perkins

Barry Pepper as Mike Norton

Barry Pepper

Mike Norton

Dwight Yoakam as Sheriff Frank Belmont

Dwight Yoakam

Sheriff Frank Belmont

January Jones as Lou Ann Norton

January Jones

Lou Ann Norton

Melissa Leo as Rachel

Melissa Leo

Rachel

Julio Cesar Cedillo as Melquiades Estrada

Julio Cesar Cedillo

Melquiades Estrada

Levon Helm as Old Man with Radio

Levon Helm

Old Man with Radio

Mel Rodriguez as Captain Gomez

Mel Rodriguez

Captain Gomez

Cecilia Suárez as Rosa

Cecilia Suárez

Rosa

Ignacio Guadalupe as Lucio

Ignacio Guadalupe

Lucio

Vanessa Bauche as Mariana

Vanessa Bauche

Mariana

Irineo Alvarez as Manuel

Irineo Alvarez

Manuel

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