---
title: 'The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Tommy Lee Jones'
released: '2005-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 117
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Western'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Mexico'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-three-burials-of-melquiades-estrada-2005'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0419294/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005)

2005 · 117 min · Drama, Western · France, Mexico, United States


## Synopsis

The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada is a 2005 neo-Western film directed by and starring Tommy Lee Jones and written by Guillermo Arriaga. It also stars Barry Pepper, Julio Cedillo, Dwight Yoakam, January Jones and Melissa Leo.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Tommy Lee Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/tommy-lee-jones)
- **Producer:** [Tommy Lee Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/tommy-lee-jones), [Luc Besson](https://cinepixo.com/people/luc-besson)
- **Screenplay:** [Guillermo Arriaga](https://cinepixo.com/people/guillermo-arriaga)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Marco Beltrami](https://cinepixo.com/people/marco-beltrami)
- **Director of Photography:** [Chris Menges](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-menges)

## Cast

- [Dwight Yoakam](https://cinepixo.com/people/dwight-yoakam)
- [Mel Rodriguez](https://cinepixo.com/people/mel-rodriguez)
- [January Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/january-jones)
- [Levon Helm](https://cinepixo.com/people/levon-helm)
- [Barry Pepper](https://cinepixo.com/people/barry-pepper)
- [Melissa Leo](https://cinepixo.com/people/melissa-leo)
- [Tommy Lee Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/tommy-lee-jones)
- [Guillermo Arriaga](https://cinepixo.com/people/guillermo-arriaga)
- [Julio Cedillo](https://cinepixo.com/people/julio-cedillo)

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