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The three burials of Melquiades Estrada : Los tres entierros de Melquiades Estrada /

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Needing to keep his honor-bound commitment, Texas ranch foreman Pete returns the body of illegal Mexican immigrant ranch-hand Melquiades Estrada to his preferred resting place in the Mexican wilderness. Estrada had been accidentally shot by Mike, a newly-arrived U.S. border patrolman. Pete forces Mi...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Sony Pictures Classics (Firm), Europacorp (Firm), Javelina Film Company, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Jones, Tommy Lee, 1946-, Fitzgerald, Michael, Arriaga Jordán, Guillermo, 1958-, Pepper, Barry, 1970-, Cedillo, Julio, Yoakam, Dwight, Jones, January, 1978-, Bauche, Vanessa
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:Closed-captioned. In English, with optional subtitles in English, French, and Spanish.
Published: Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2006]
Subjects:
Western films.
Ranchers > Texas > Drama.
Illegal aliens > Texas > Drama.
Burial > Texas > Drama.
Burial > Mexico > Drama.
Extrajeros ilegales > Texas > Teatro.
Enterramientos > Texas > Teatro.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Police films.
Crime > Feature > Videodisc.
Action and adventure films.
Motion pictures, American.
Motion pictures, French.
Feature films.
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Summary:Needing to keep his honor-bound commitment, Texas ranch foreman Pete returns the body of illegal Mexican immigrant ranch-hand Melquiades Estrada to his preferred resting place in the Mexican wilderness. Estrada had been accidentally shot by Mike, a newly-arrived U.S. border patrolman. Pete forces Mike to participate in his cross-country ritual of duty--a voyage filled with revenge and redemption that will change both men forever--and bring some semblance of meaning to the senseless death of Pete's good friend.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 2005.
Aspect ratio 2.35:1 (anamorphic widescreen), 1.33:1 (full screen).
Mastered in high definition.
Special features: Commentary with Tommy Lee Jones, Dwight Yoakam and January Jones.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 121 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; region 1; Dolby digital 5.1.
Audience:MPAA rating: R.
Production Credits:Music by Marco Beltrami ; film editor, Roberto Silvi ; director of photography, Chris Menges.
ISBN:1424814774