THE THREE BURIALS OF MELQUIADES ESTRADA
Optimum Home Entertainment (2005)
Adventure, Crime, Drama, Western
In Collection
#2269
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Seen ItYes
043396148253
IMDB   7.4
2 hr 1 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1   R (Restricted)
Tommy Lee Jones Pete Perkins
Barry Pepper Mike Norton
Julio Cedillo Melquiades Estrada
Dwight Yoakam Belmont
January Jones Lou Ann Norton
Melissa Leo Rachel
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
Director
Tommy Lee Jones
Producer Luc Besson
Michael Fitzgerald
Writer Guillermo Arriaga
Cinematography Chris Menges
Musician Marco Beltrami


In Texas nearby the border of Mexico, border patrolman Mike Norton mistakenly kills the Mexican cowboy Melquiades Estrada and buries him in the desert. When Melquiades's body is found one week later, his best friend, the ranch foreman Pete Perkins, claims the body to fulfill his promise to bury Melquiades in his hometown Jimenez and presses the local sheriff Belmont to find the killer.
Edition Details
Edition Special Edition
Distributor Sony Pictures
Release Date 6/6/2006
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Theatrical Widescreen (2.35:1)
Subtitles English; English (Closed Captioned); French; Spanish
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital 5.1 [English]
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Discs/Tapes 2
Personal Details

Features
Disc 01 Extras to be confirmed, Interactive menus, Bonus footage, Trailers, Deleted scenes, Commentary (Tommy Lee Jones, Dwight Yoakam, January Jones), Other documentaries ('Making of the Music', Cannes Film Festival footage)