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The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

Nobody is beyond redemption.
2005 | 121m | English

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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.
Release Date: Nov 17, 2005
Director: Tommy Lee Jones
Writer: Guillermo Arriaga
Genres: Adventure, Drama, Crime, Mystery, Western
Keywords mexico, texas, illegal immigration, border patrol, usa–mexico border, promise, corpse, desert, neo-western, coyote
Production Companies The Javelina Film Company, EuropaCorp
Box Office Revenue: $12,036,149
Budget: $15,000,000
Updates Updated: Aug 09, 2025 (Update)
Entered: Apr 13, 2024
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Name Character
Tommy Lee Jones Pete Perkins
Barry Pepper Mike Norton
Dwight Yoakam Sheriff Frank Belmont
January Jones Lou Ann Norton
Melissa Leo Rachel
Julio Cesar Cedillo Melquiades Estrada
Levon Helm Old Man with Radio
Mel Rodriguez Captain Gomez
Cecilia Suárez Rosa
Ignacio Guadalupe Lucio
Vanessa Bauche Mariana
Irineo Alvarez Manuel
Guillermo Arriaga Juan
Josh Berry Border Patrolman
Rodger Boyce Salesman
Sonny Carl Davis Kruger
Richard Andrew Jones Bob
Sean Hennigan Chuck
Terry Dale Parks Neil
Brent Smiga Deputy Antonio
Gustavo Sánchez Parra Tomas
Diana Chavez Woman
Maya Zapata El Tostón Woman #1
Name Job
Jeanne McCarthy Casting
Eric A. Williams Unit Production Manager, Line Producer
Roberto Silvi Editor
Merideth Boswell Production Design
Dawn Jones Still Photographer
Jeff Knipp Art Direction
Laurel Lyn Schulman Visual Effects Producer
Lawrence Carroll Visual Effects Supervisor
Gregg Barbanell Foley Artist, Foley
Robby Baumgartner Gaffer
Terron Pratt Visual Effects Coordinator
Anna Abbey Costume Supervisor
Karola Storr Foley Supervisor, Supervising Sound Editor
Karine Binaux Visual Effects Producer
Melissa Mercer Casting Associate
Sérgio Suaste Guzmán Gaffer
Annette Fradera Music Supervisor
Jam Abelanet Visual Effects Supervisor
Francis Perreard Dolby Consultant
Phil Shirey Set Decoration
Jourdan Henderson Art Department Coordinator
Mary Saisselin Assistant Art Director
Ana Rebuelta Script Supervisor
Charlotte Raffi Visual Effects Coordinator
Dominique Hennequin Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jeri Baker Hair Department Head
Pam Fuller Script Supervisor
John Blake Makeup Department Head
Robert Hicks Rigging Grip
Tom Ward Construction Coordinator
Jeffery D. Woodrel Special Effects Coordinator
Richard Snell Makeup Artist
Kathy Kiatta Costume Design
Jo Edna Boldin Casting
Jérôme Lateur Music Supervisor
Rocío Ceja Amezcua Costume Supervisor
Byron Scott Thomas Property Master
David V. Butler Dialogue Editor
Loïc Gourbe Sound Recordist
Tommy Lee Jones Director
Guillermo Arriaga Screenplay
Marco Beltrami Original Music Composer, Orchestrator
Chris Menges Director of Photography
Samuel Potin Music Editor
Thomas Rosales Jr. Stunts
Kay Bailey Hutchison Thanks
Sean Happy Stunts
Mark Jarrett Assistant Location Manager
Chris Castaldi Second Second Assistant Director
Manuel Teil Casting
Richard Bucher Stunts
Ramon Frank Stunts
Clay Boss Stunts
Clifford Happy Stunt Coordinator
Phil Hardage First Assistant Director
Kathie Tull Second Assistant Director
Eric Bassoff Production Supervisor
John K. Patterson Location Manager
Steve Sawhill Leadman
Ellen Lampl Graphic Designer
Mark Lambert Bristol Storyboard Artist
Sara Giustini Art Department Assistant
Mark Hanks Set Dresser
Jack Colmenero Set Dresser
Shane Patrick Set Dresser
Robert R. Wonson Set Dresser
Cleta Elaine Ellington Second Second Assistant Director
Duane Manwiller "A" Camera Operator
David Galbraith First Assistant "A" Camera
Bruce Robinson Second Assistant "A" Camera
James W. Apted First Assistant "B" Camera
Jon Lindsay Second Assistant "B" Camera
J.W. Hall Camera Loader
Mark Weingarten Sound Mixer
Lawrence L. Commans Boom Operator
Edison Jackson Best Boy Electric
Al LaVerde Key Grip
Aaron Atom Vyvial Best Boy Grip
Mike Moad Dolly Grip
Sean Wright Dolly Grip
Chris Hamala Grip
Phillip Renke Grip
Ezra Venetos Grip
Leeann Radeka Key Costumer
Yvonne Wilburn Costumer
Taylor Rierden Wardrobe Assistant
Tommy Fine Construction Foreman
Koen Wooten Assistant Property Master
Don L. Carr Props
Christopher Martin Greensman
Jimmy Schwertner Location Assistant
Grayson Paynter Location Assistant
Natalie Angel Production Coordinator
Karen Wacker Assistant Production Coordinator
Karen Ramirez Production Secretary
Steev Beeson Production Accountant
Allen Wong First Assistant Accountant
Dina Woodworth First Assistant Accountant
Aaron Walrod Payroll Accountant
Kira Burns Extras Casting
Greg Faucett Transportation Coordinator
David Beard Transportation Captain
Lonnie Nelson Transportation Co-Captain
Joe Fiske Craft Service
Steve Bland Animal Wrangler
Larry Madaras Additional Editor, Post Production Supervisor
Deborah Dobson Bach Post Production Coordinator
David Bach Sound Supervisor
Mike Le Mare Sound Supervisor
Robert Fitzgerald Sound Effects Editor
David Marcus Assistant Sound Editor
William Edward Duran Assistant Sound Editor
Jason Piatt Foley Recordist
Eric Thompson ADR Mixer
Chris Navarro ADR Recordist
Jack Saenz ADR Mixer
Gerardo Montaraz ADR Mixer
Pete Anthony Conductor
Name Title
Michael Fitzgerald Producer
Pierre-Ange Le Pogam Producer
Luc Besson Producer
Tommy Lee Jones Producer
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