The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

Tommy Lee Jones, USA, France, 2005o

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When brash Texas border officer Mike Norton (Barry Pepper) wrongfully kills and buries the friend and ranch hand of Pete Perkins (Tommy Lee Jones), the latter is reminded of a promise he made to bury his friend, Melquiades Estrada (Julio Cesar Cedillo), in his Mexican home town. He kidnaps Norton and exhumes Estrada's corpse, and the odd caravan sets out on horseback for Mexico. As Estrada's body begins to rot, Norton begins to unravel, but Perkins remains determined to honor his vow.


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Other titles
Three Burials - Die drei Begräbnisse des Melquiades Estrada DE
Trois enterrements FR
Genre
Adventure, Crime/Thriller, Drama, Mystery, Western
Running time
121 Min.
Original languages
English, Spanish
Ratings
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ØYour rating7.3/10
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7.3 (41804)
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Cast & Crewo

Tommy Lee JonesPete Perkins
Barry PepperMike Norton
Dwight YoakamBelmont
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