The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005)2h01
Adventure · Crime · Drama · Mystery · Western
Director Tommy Lee Jones (6.9 avg)
Also directed The Homesman, The Sunset Limited, The Good Old Boys
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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Cast
Tommy Lee Jones
Barry Pepper
Dwight Yoakam
January Jones
Melissa Leo
Julio Cesar Cedillo
Levon Helm