Action ·Adventure ·Thriller ·War · United States of America · 1982 · 1h 33m

First Blood

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Director
Ted Kotcheff
Cast
Sylvester Stallone as John Rambo Richard Crenna as Col. Samuel Trautman Brian Dennehy as Hope Sheriff Will Teasle Bill McKinney as State Police Capt. Dave Kern Jack Starrett as Deputy Sgt. Arthur Galt Michael Talbott as Deputy Balford
Crew
Andrew Laszlo — Director of Photography Joan E. Chapman — Editor Jerry Goldsmith — Original Music Composer Sylvester Stallone — Screenplay William Sackheim — Screenplay Michael Kozoll — Screenplay
Tagline

This time he's fighting for his life.

Synopsis

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.

Trailer First Blood — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
prisonguerrilla warfaredying and deathvietnam warvietnam veteranherovietnampolice brutalitysheriffescapepolicegun
Key Collaborators
Ted Kotcheff Director Andrew Laszlo Director of Photography Joan E. Chapman Editor Jerry Goldsmith Original Music Composer Sylvester Stallone Screenplay William Sackheim Screenplay Michael Kozoll Screenplay David Morrell Novel Buzz Feitshans Producer Wolf Kroeger Production Design Tom Bronson Costume Design
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