The Three Burials of Melquíades Estrada
2005·United States·121 min.
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A man is shot and quickly buried in the high desert of west Texas. The body is found and reburied in Van Horn's town cemetery. Pete Perkins, a local ranch foreman, kidnaps a Border Patrolman and forces him to disinter the body. With his captive in tow and the body tied to a mule, Pete undertakes a dangerous and quixotic journey into Mexico.
DirectorTommy Lee Jones
ScreenwriterGuillermo Arriaga
MusicMarco Beltrami
CinematographyChris Menges
CastTommy Lee Jones·Barry Pepper·Julio Cedillo·January Jones·Dwight Yoakam·Levon Helm·Melissa Leo·Vanessa Bauche·Cecilia Suárez·Ignacio Guadalupe·Guillermo Arriaga·Mel Rodriguez·Gustavo Sánchez Parra·Maya ZapataShow all
Original titleThe Three Burials of Melquíades Estrada