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When former Green Beret John Rambo is harassed by local law enforcement and arrested for vagrancy, he is forced to flee into the mountains and wage an escalating one-man war against his pursuers.
Language
Budget$15,000,000
Revenue $125,212,904
English
Budget$15,000,000
Revenue $125,212,904
Keywords
prison
guerrilla warfare
dying and death
vietnam war
vietnam veteran
hero
vietnam
police brutality
sheriff
escape
police
gun
submachine gun
falsely accused
anti hero
destroy
self-defense
firearm
prosecution
attempt to escape
police operation
matter of life and death
tramp
national guard
woods
rural area
survivalist
special forces
Casts
Sylvester Stallone
John Rambo
Richard Crenna
Col. Samuel Trautman
Brian Dennehy
Hope Sheriff Will Teasle
Bill McKinney
State Police Capt. Dave Kern
Jack Starrett
Deputy Sgt. Arthur Galt
Michael Talbott
Deputy Balford
Chris Mulkey
Deputy Ward
John McLiam
Orval the Dog Man
Alf Humphreys
Deputy Lester
David Caruso
Deputy Mitch
David L. Crowley
Deputy Shingleton
Don MacKay
Preston
Charles A. Tamburro
Helicopter pilot
David Petersen
Trooper
Craig Huston
Radio operator
Patrick Stack
Lt. Morgen
Stephen E. Miller
Guardsman #1
Raimund Stamm
Guardsman #2
Robert Metcalfe
Guardsman #3
Stephen Dimopoulos
Guardsman #4
Bruce Greenwood
Guardsman #5
Earl Klein
Guardsman #6
Danny Wozna
Boy
Peter Lonstrup
Attendant
Mike Winlaw
TV Reporter
Donald Adams
Guard C.O.
David Menzies
Miner
Frank Richter
Man on Street #1
Grahman L. Galativk
Man on Street #2
Ian Hutchinson
Man on Street #3
Amy Alexander
Woman on Street
Gary Hetherington
Hunter
Alex Kliner
Hunter
R.G. Miller
Hunter
Bruce Paul Barbour
Robert A. Cathcart (uncredited)
Stephen Chang
VC Commander (uncredited)
Suzee Pai
Vietnamese Prostitute (uncredited)
Robert Prowse
Soldier (uncredited)
Jack Rigg
Bobby - The Base Camp Radio Operator (uncredited)
Helene Udy
Small Girl (uncredited)
Crews
Sylvester Stallone
Screenplay
Ted Kotcheff
Director
David Morrell
Original Story
Michael Kozoll
Screenplay
Salli Bailey
Hairstylist
Buzz Feitshans
Producer
Wolf Kroeger
Production Design
Jerry Goldsmith
Original Music Composer
Fred J. Brown
Supervising Sound Editor
Conrad E. Palmisano
Stunt Coordinator
Kimberley Richardson
Set Decoration
Bub Asman
Sound Editor
Andrew Laszlo
Director of Photography
Tom Bronson
Costume Design
William Sackheim
Screenplay
Joan E. Chapman
Editor
Ilona Herman
Makeup Artist
Will Harper
Stunts
Robert Nichols II
Sound Recordist
Mario Kassar
Executive Producer
Herb Nanas
Co-Executive Producer
Andrew G. Vajna
Executive Producer
Joseph Lederer
Still Photographer
Jimmy Turrell
Camera Operator
Lisa Freiberger
Casting Associate
David Willson
Construction Coordinator
Scott Irvine
Transportation Coordinator
Burton Elias
Unit Publicist
Russell Engels
Gaffer
Theo Eglseder
First Assistant Camera
Gary J. Williams
Greensman
Lesley Beale
Craft Service
Thomas L. Fisher
Special Effects Coordinator
John W. Scott
Lighting Technician
Stéphane Reichel
Art Department Coordinator
Arthur Morton
Orchestrator
Rob Young
Sound mixer
Rick Kline
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Charlie Davidson
Production Accountant
Bridget Murphy
Production Office Coordinator
Tom Neuwirth
Helicopter Camera
Craig Huston
First Assistant Director
Mario Kassar
Presenter
Charles A. Tamburro
Pilot
Dave Gordon
Dolly Grip
Jacques Hubert
Third Assistant Director
Juno J. Ellis
Assistant Sound Editor
Leonard Wolf Jr.
Apprentice Sound Editor
Tim Hogan
Key Grip
Otta Hanus
Second Assistant Director
Christopher Ryan
Wardrobe Supervisor
Bobby Sargent
Stunts
Robert Milicevic
Stunts
Buddy Joe Hooker
Stunts
Jacob Rupp
Stunts
Charles A. Tamburro
Stunts
Jack Gill
Stunts
Don C. McGovern
Stunt Double
Alex Green
Stunts
Diamond Farnsworth
Stunt Double
Bruce Paul Barbour
Stunts
Frank Orsatti
Stunts
Lynn Stalmaster
Casting Director
Pattie Robertson
Script Supervisor
Gordon Mark
Location Manager
Michael Smith
Assistant Editor
Pamela J. Yuen
Assistant Editor
Bob Bowe
Captain Driver
Jean Bereziuk
Script
Jeanne Joe
Executive Producer's Assistant
Art Collier
Key Grip
John Holbrook
Second Unit Director of Photography
Judy Clapp
Assistant Sound Engineer
William Stout
Storyboard Artist
Karen Stewart
Production Secretary
Lynne Carrow
Additional Casting
Jan Campbell
Production Assistant
Bennie E. Dobbins
Stunt Double
Chris Harris
Second Assistant Camera
Margie O'Malley
Foley Artist
Gary Brolly
Standby Carpenter
George Erschbamer
Special Effects Assistant
Conrad E. Palmisano
Second Unit Director
David Morrell
Novel
Paul L. Tucker
Production Manager
Bill Thumm
Property Master
John Thomas
Special Effects Best Boy
Keith Henderson
Boom Operator
Drew Struzan
Art Designer
Backdrops & Posters
