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The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005)

Original title: the three burials of melquiades estrada
Production: France, Mexico, USA|121 min
Western, Dramatic, Adventure
Poster of movie The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
the body of the honest cowboy melquiades estrada, a mexican emigrant, is found in the desert where he was barely buried after the murder. totally uninterested in solving the case, the local authorities transfer the body to a mass grave in the cemetery. but pete perkins, a ranchero friend of melquiades, decides to find the culprit and, once found in an arrogant border guard, kidnaps him and forces him to travel with him and with the corpse to fulfill the wish of the dead, who wanted to be buried in his hometown.

Festivals and awards

Cannes Festival 2005 - logo Cannes Festival Prix d'interprétation masculine
Assigned to: Tommy Lee Jones
Cannes Festival 2005 - nomination Palma d'oro - In concorso

Historical episodes of setting

Flussi migratori illegali tra USA e Messico.

Direction

Tommy Lee JonesTommy Lee Jones: regista
Guillermo ArriagaGuillermo Arriaga: regista

Production and Screenplay

Tommy Lee JonesTommy Lee Jones: produttore
Luc BessonLuc Besson: produttore
Pierre Ange Lepogam: produttore
Guillermo ArriagaGuillermo Arriaga: sceneggiatore
Guillermo ArriagaGuillermo Arriaga: scrittore
Pierre-ange Le pogam: produttore
Michael Fitzgerald (produttore): produttore
Eric A. Williams: produttore

Characters and Interpreters

pete perkins
Tommy Lee JonesTommy Lee Jones(età:59)
Mike Norton
Barry PepperBarry Pepper(età:35)
Belmont
Dwight YoakamDwight Yoakam(età:49)
lou ann norton
January JonesJanuary Jones(età:27)
Rachel
Melissa LeoMelissa Leo(età:45)
anziano con la radio
Levon Helm(età:65)
capitano Gomez
Mel RodriguezMel Rodriguez(età:32)
Lucio
Ignacio Guadalupe(età:45)
Mariana
Vanessa Bauche(età:32)
Rosa
Cecilia SuarezCecilia Suarez(età:34)
Juan
Guillermo ArriagaGuillermo Arriaga(età:47)
...
Barry Tubb(età:42)
...
Gabriel OldsGabriel Olds(età:33)
...
Victoria Jones(età:14)
...
Maya Zapata(età:24)
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Elena Hurst(età:22)
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Sean Hennigan(età:43)
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Spike Spencer(età:37)
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Brent Smiga(età:35)
...
Charles Sanders(età:59)

Technical staff

Marco BeltramiMarco Beltrami: musiche
Roberto Silvi: montatore
Chris MengesChris Menges: direttore della fotografia
John Blake: truccatore
Jeanne Mccarthy: casting
Jeff Knipp: scenografo
Kathleen Kiatta: costumista
Rob Hinderstein: truccatore
Merideth Boswell: scenografo
Kathy Kiatta: costumista
Hector Ortega: direttore della fotografia
Jeri Baker: parrucchiere
Joel Harlow: truccatore
Richard SnellRichard Snell: truccatore
Robert Ramos: truccatore
Justin Stafford: parrucchiere
Clayton Martinez: truccatore
Brian Rae: truccatore
Chris Garnaas: truccatore
Phil Shirey: arredatore
Chris Grossnickle: truccatore

Voices and Dubbing

Version Italia(2005)

Anna CesareniAnna Cesareni Voice of Melissa Leo
Massimo De AmbrosisMassimo De Ambrosis Voice of Barry Pepper
Vladimiro ContiVladimiro Conti Voice of Levon Helm
Pasquale AnselmoPasquale Anselmo Voice of Dwight Yoakam
Laura LenghiLaura Lenghi Voice of January Jones
Dario PenneDario Penne Voice of Tommy Lee Jones