Film
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
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.
Overview
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.
Cast
- Tommy Lee JonesPete Perkins
- Barry PepperMike Norton
- Dwight YoakamSheriff Frank Belmont
- January JonesLou Ann Norton
- Melissa LeoRachel
- Julio Cesar CedilloMelquiades Estrada
- Levon HelmOld Man with Radio
- Mel RodriguezCaptain Gomez
