The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005) [R]

Release Date:
November 17, 2005

Original Title:
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

Alternate Titles:
Kolmesti kuopattu
Le 3 Sepolture
Los tres entierros de Melquiades Estrada
Three Burials
Tri pohreby
Trois enterrements
Três Enterros

Genres:
Adventure | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Western

Production Companies:
EuropaCorp
The Javelina Film Company

Production Countries:
France | United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
AU: M  BR: 14  CH: 12  DE: 12  FR: U  GB: 15  GR: 13  IE: 15  JP: G  US: R 

Runtime: 121

Nobody is beyond redemption.

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.

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Art Department Coordinator:
Jourdan Henderson

Art Direction:
Jeff Knipp

Assistant Art Director:
Mary Saisselin

Camera Operator:
Duane Manwiller

Casting:
Jeanne McCarthy
Jo Edna Boldin

Casting Associate:
Melissa Mercer

Construction Coordinator:
Tom Ward

Costume Design:
Kathy Kiatta

Costume Supervisor:
Anna Abbey
Rocío Ceja Amezcua

Dialogue Editor:
David V. Butler

Director:
Tommy Lee Jones

Director of Photography:
Chris Menges

Dolby Consultant:
Francis Perreard

Editor:
Roberto Silvi

Foley:
Gregg Barbanell

Gaffer:
Sérgio Suaste Guzmán
Robby Baumgartner

Hair Department Head:
Jeri Baker

Line Producer:
Eric A. Williams

Makeup Artist:
Richard Snell

Makeup Department Head:
John Blake

Music Editor:
Samuel Potin

Music Supervisor:
Jérôme Lateur
Annette Fradera

Original Music Composer:
Marco Beltrami

Producer:
Luc Besson
Tommy Lee Jones
Michael Fitzgerald
Pierre-Ange Le Pogam

Production Design:
Merideth Boswell

Property Master:
Byron Scott Thomas

Rigging Grip:
Robert Hicks

Screenplay:
Guillermo Arriaga

Script Supervisor:
Pam Fuller
Ana Rebuelta

Set Decoration:
Phil Shirey

Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Dominique Hennequin

Sound Recordist:
Loïc Gourbe

Special Effects Coordinator:
Jeffery D. Woodrel

Still Photographer:
Dawn Jones

Stunts:
Thomas Rosales Jr.

Supervising Sound Editor:
Karola Storr

Thanks:
Kay Bailey Hutchison

Visual Effects Coordinator:
Charlotte Raffi
Terron Pratt

Visual Effects Producer:
Karine Binaux
Laurel Lyn Schulman

Visual Effects Supervisor:
Jam Abelanet
Lawrence Carroll

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