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1982 • 1h 33min • R • Action, Adventure, Thriller, War

First Blood

"This time he's fighting for his life."

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.

IMDb 7.7

RT 86%

MC 61

Director

Ted Kotcheff

Writers

David Morrell

Michael Kozoll

William Sackheim

Composer

Jerry Goldsmith

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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

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Charles A. Tamburro Helicopter pilot

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