The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Tommy Lee Jones

Pete Perkins

Age : 77 | Popularity : 37%

Barry Pepper

Mike Norton

Age : 54 | Popularity : 13%

Dwight Yoakam

Sheriff Frank Belmont

Age : 67 | Popularity : 8%

January Jones

Lou Ann Norton

Age : 46 | Popularity : 21%

Melissa Leo

Rachel

Age : 63 | Popularity : 35%

Julio Cedillo

Melquiades Estrada

Age : 54 | Popularity : 6%

Levon Helm

Old Man with Radio

Age : 71 | Popularity : 7%

Mel Rodriguez

Captain Gomez

Age : 50 | Popularity : 17%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Production	Producer	Luc Besson Tommy Lee Jones Pierre-Ange Le Pogam Michael Fitzgerald
	Casting	Jeanne McCarthy Jo Edna Boldin
	Line Producer	Eric A. Williams
	Casting Associate	Melissa Mercer
Writing	Screenplay	Guillermo Arriaga
Directing	Director	Tommy Lee Jones
	Script Supervisor	Ana Rebuelta Pam Fuller
Sound	Original Music Composer	Marco Beltrami
	Sound Re-Recording Mixer	Dominique Hennequin
	Supervising Sound Editor	Karola Storr
	Dialogue Editor	David V. Butler
	Music Editor	Samuel Potin
	Foley	Gregg Barbanell
	Music Supervisor	Annette Fradera Jérôme Lateur
	Sound Recordist	Loïc Gourbe
	Dolby Consultant	Francis Perreard
Art	Production Design	Merideth Boswell
	Set Decoration	Phil Shirey
	Art Direction	Jeff Knipp
	Assistant Art Director	Mary Saisselin
	Construction Coordinator	Tom Ward
	Art Department Coordinator	Jourdan Henderson
	Property Master	Byron Scott Thomas
Camera	Director of Photography	Chris Menges
	Camera Operator	Duane Manwiller
	Still Photographer	Dawn Jones
Editing	Editor	Roberto Silvi
Crew	Stunts	Thomas Rosales Jr.
	Special Effects Coordinator	Jeffery D. Woodrel
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Kathy Kiatta
	Makeup Department Head	John Blake
	Makeup Artist	Richard Snell
	Hair Department Head	Jeri Baker
	Costume Supervisor	Anna Abbey Rocío Ceja Amezcua
Visual Effects	Visual Effects Supervisor	Jam Abelanet Lawrence Carroll
	Visual Effects Coordinator	Charlotte Raffi Terron Pratt
	Visual Effects Producer	Karine Binaux Laurel Lyn Schulman
Lighting	Gaffer	Robby Baumgartner Sérgio Suaste Guzmán
	Rigging Grip	Robert Hicks
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