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Nobody is beyond redemption. - The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
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Title: The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

Release Date: 17 Nov 2005

Runtime: 2h 1m

Genre: Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Western

Director: EuropaCorp, The Javelina Film Company

Production Companies: EuropaCorp, The Javelina Film Company

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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Average Vote: 7.039 (585 votes)

Cast

  • Pete Perkins: Tommy Lee Jones
  • Mike Norton: Barry Pepper
  • Sheriff Frank Belmont: Dwight Yoakam
  • Lou Ann Norton: January Jones
  • Rachel: Melissa Leo
  • Melquiades Estrada: Julio Cesar Cedillo
  • Old Man with Radio: Levon Helm
  • Captain Gomez: Mel Rodriguez
  • Rosa: Cecilia Suárez
  • Lucio: Ignacio Guadalupe
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