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The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005)

Drama, Western, Crime, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Mystery | France, Mexico, United States

Director: Tommy Lee Jones

Great! Movies Classic | Friday, 15 July 2016 | 19:00

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01/10/2023

Rating: 7.4/10

User rating: 8.3/10
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SYNOPSIS

A man is shot and quickly buried in the high desert of west Texas. The body is found and reburied in Van Horn's town cemetery. Pete Perkins, a local ranch foreman, kidnaps a Border Patrolman and forces him to disinter the body. With his captive in tow and the body tied to a mule, Pete undertakes a dangerous and quixotic journey into Mexico.

Actors

Writer: Guillermo Arriaga

Producer: Luc Besson, Michael Fitzgerald

RUNTIME: 121 min

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