The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

Nobody is beyond redemption.

Categories: Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Western
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.
Status: Released IMDb
Release date: 2005-11-17
Run time: 121 minute / 2:1
Budget: $15,000,000
Revenue: $12,036,149
Director: Tommy Lee Jones
Production Companies : EuropaCorp, The Javelina Film Company
Production Countries: United States of America, France, Mexico

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Tommy Lee Jones
as Pete Perkins
Barry Pepper
as Mike Norton
Dwight Yoakam
as Sheriff Frank Belmont
January Jones
as Lou Ann Norton
Melissa Leo
as Rachel
Julio Cesar Cedillo
as Melquiades Estrada
Levon Helm
as Old Man with Radio
Mel Rodriguez
as Captain Gomez
Cecilia Suárez
as Rosa
Ignacio Guadalupe
as Lucio
Vanessa Bauche
as Mariana
Irineo Alvarez
as Manuel
Guillermo Arriaga
as Juan
Josh Berry
as Border Patrolman
Rodger Boyce
as Salesman
Sonny Carl Davis
as Kruger
Richard Andrew Jones
as Bob
Sean Hennigan
as Chuck
Terry Dale Parks
as Neil
Brent Smiga
as Deputy Antonio
Gustavo Sánchez Parra
as Tomas
Diana Chavez
as Woman
Maya Zapata
as El Tostón Woman #1
Victoria Jones
as Immigrant Girl
Directing
Tommy Lee Jones Director

Production
Pierre-Ange Le Pogam Producer
Michael Fitzgerald Producer
Luc Besson Producer
Tommy Lee Jones Producer
Jeanne McCarthy Casting

Camera
Chris Menges Director of Photography

Art
Merideth Boswell Production Design

Sound
Marco Beltrami Original Music Composer

Editing
Roberto Silvi Editor

Production
Eric A. Williams Line Producer

Crew
Kay Bailey Hutchison Thanks

Costume & Make-Up
Kathy Kiatta Costume Design

Directing
Pam Fuller Script Supervisor

Lighting
Robby Baumgartner Gaffer

Visual Effects
Terron Pratt Visual Effects Coordinator

Directing
Ana Rebuelta Script Supervisor

Costume & Make-Up
Rocío Ceja Amezcua Costume Supervisor

Lighting
Sérgio Suaste Guzmán Gaffer

Visual Effects
Laurel Lyn Schulman Visual Effects Producer

Art
Jourdan Henderson Art Department Coordinator

Sound
Francis Perreard Dolby Consultant
Annette Fradera Music Supervisor

Costume & Make-Up
Anna Abbey Costume Supervisor

Camera
Dawn Jones Still Photographer

Art
Mary Saisselin Assistant Art Director

Production
Jo Edna Boldin Casting

Art
Jeff Knipp Art Direction
Phil Shirey Set Decoration

Visual Effects
Charlotte Raffi Visual Effects Coordinator
Lawrence Carroll Visual Effects Supervisor

Costume & Make-Up
Jeri Baker Hair Department Head

Art
Tom Ward Construction Coordinator

Production
Melissa Mercer Casting Associate

Sound
Jérôme Lateur Music Supervisor
Samuel Potin Music Editor
Karola Storr Supervising Sound Editor

Visual Effects
Karine Binaux Visual Effects Producer
Jam Abelanet Visual Effects Supervisor

Sound
Gregg Barbanell Foley

Lighting
Robert Hicks Rigging Grip

Crew
Jeffery D. Woodrel Special Effects Coordinator

Sound
Dominique Hennequin Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Costume & Make-Up
John Blake Makeup Department Head
Richard Snell Makeup Artist

Crew
Thomas Rosales Jr. Stunts

Sound
David V. Butler Dialogue Editor
Loïc Gourbe Sound Recordist

Art
Byron Scott Thomas Property Master

Crew
Sean Happy Stunts

Directing
Chris Castaldi Second Second Assistant Director

Production
Manuel Teil Casting

Crew
Richard Bucher Stunts
Ramon Frank Stunts
Clay Boss Stunts
Clifford Happy Stunt Coordinator

Production
Eric A. Williams Unit Production Manager

Directing
Phil Hardage First Assistant Director
Kathie Tull Second Assistant Director

Production
Eric Bassoff Production Supervisor
John K. Patterson Location Manager

Art
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

Directing
Cleta Elaine Ellington Second Second Assistant Director

Camera
Duane 'DC' 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

Sound
Mark Weingarten Sound Mixer
Lawrence L. Commans Boom Operator

Lighting
Edison Jackson Best Boy Electric

Camera
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

Costume & Make-Up
Leeann Radeka Key Costumer
Yvonne Wilburn Costumer
Taylor Rierden Wardrobe Assistant

Art
Tommy Fine Construction Foreman
Koen Wooten Assistant Property Master
Don L. Carr Props
Christopher Martin Greensman

Production
Jimmy Schwertner Location Assistant
Grayson Paynter Location Assistant
Mark Jarrett Assistant Location Manager
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

Crew
Greg Faucett Transportation Coordinator
David Beard Transportation Captain
Lonnie Nelson Transportation Co-Captain
Joe Fiske Craft Service
Steve Bland Animal Wrangler

Editing
Larry Madaras Additional Editor

Crew
Larry Madaras Post Production Supervisor

Production
Deborah Dobson Bach Post Production Coordinator

Sound
David Bach Sound Supervisor
Mike Le Mare Sound Supervisor
Robert Fitzgerald Sound Effects Editor
Karola Storr Foley Supervisor
David Marcus Assistant Sound Editor
William Edward Duran Assistant Sound Editor
Jason Piatt Foley Recordist
Gregg Barbanell Foley Artist
Eric Thompson ADR Mixer
Chris Navarro ADR Recordist
Jack Saenz ADR Mixer
Gerardo Montaraz ADR Mixer
Pete Anthony Conductor
Marco Beltrami Orchestrator

Writing
Guillermo Arriaga Writer





















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