First Blood

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.

Discover

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

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

Peter Lonstrup

Attendant

Mike Winlaw

TV Reporter

Donald Adams

Guard C.O.

Frank Richter

Man on Street #1

Grahman L. Galativk

Man on Street #2

Ian Hutchinson

Man on Street #3

Amy Alexander

Woman on Street

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)

Art

Wolf Kroeger

Production Design

Kimberley Richardson

Set Decoration

David Willson

Construction Coordinator

Stéphane Reichel

Art Department Coordinator

William Stout

Storyboard Artist

Gary Brolly

Standby Carpenter

Bill Thumm

Property Master

Drew Struzan

Art Designer

Camera

Andrew Laszlo

Director of Photography

Joseph Lederer

Still Photographer

Jimmy Turrell

Camera Operator

Theo Eglseder

First Assistant Camera

Tom Neuwirth

Helicopter Camera

Dave Gordon

Dolly Grip

Tim Hogan

Key Grip

Art Collier

Key Grip

John Holbrook

Second Unit Director of Photography

Chris Harris

Second Assistant Camera

Costume & Make-Up

Salli Bailey

Hairstylist

Tom Bronson

Costume Design

Ilona Herman

Makeup Artist

Christopher Ryan

Wardrobe Supervisor

Crew

Conrad E. Palmisano

Stunt Coordinator

Will Harper

Stunts

Scott Irvine

Transportation Coordinator

Burton Elias

Unit Publicist

Lesley Beale

Craft Service

Thomas L. Fisher

Special Effects Coordinator

Mario Kassar

Presenter

Jacob Rupp

Stunts

Jack Gill

Stunts

Don C. McGovern

Stunt Double

Alex Green

Stunts

Diamond Farnsworth

Stunt Double

Bob Bowe

Captain Driver

Bennie E. Dobbins

Stunt Double

George Erschbamer

Special Effects Assistant

John Thomas

Special Effects Best Boy

Directing

Ted Kotcheff

Director

Craig Huston

First Assistant Director

Jacques Hubert

Third Assistant Director

Otta Hanus

Second Assistant Director

Pattie Robertson

Script Supervisor

Conrad E. Palmisano

Second Unit Director

Editing

Michael Smith

Assistant Editor

Pamela J. Yuen

Assistant Editor

Lighting

John W. Scott

Lighting Technician

Production

Buzz Feitshans

Producer

Mario Kassar

Executive Producer

Herb Nanas

Co-Executive Producer

Andrew G. Vajna

Executive Producer

Lisa Freiberger

Casting Associate

Charlie Davidson

Production Accountant

Bridget Murphy

Production Office Coordinator

Lynn Stalmaster

Casting Director

Gordon Mark

Location Manager

Jeanne Joe

Executive Producer's Assistant

Karen Stewart

Production Secretary

Lynne Carrow

Additional Casting

Jan Campbell

Production Assistant

Paul L. Tucker

Production Manager

Sound

Jerry Goldsmith

Original Music Composer

Fred J. Brown

Supervising Sound Editor

Bub Asman

Sound Editor

Robert Nichols II

Sound Recordist

Arthur Morton

Orchestrator

Rob Young

Sound mixer

Rick Kline

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Juno J. Ellis

Assistant Sound Editor

Leonard Wolf Jr.

Apprentice Sound Editor

Judy Clapp

Assistant Sound Engineer

Margie O'Malley

Foley Artist

Keith Henderson

Boom Operator

Writing

David Morrell

Original Story

Michael Kozoll

Screenplay

William Sackheim

Screenplay

Art

Wolf Kroeger

Production Design

Kimberley Richardson

Set Decoration

David Willson

Construction Coordinator

Stéphane Reichel

Art Department Coordinator

William Stout

Storyboard Artist

Gary Brolly

Standby Carpenter

Bill Thumm

Property Master

Drew Struzan

Art Designer

Camera

Andrew Laszlo

Director of Photography

Joseph Lederer

Still Photographer

Jimmy Turrell

Camera Operator

Theo Eglseder

First Assistant Camera

Tom Neuwirth

Helicopter Camera

Dave Gordon

Dolly Grip

Tim Hogan

Key Grip

Art Collier

Key Grip

John Holbrook

Second Unit Director of Photography

Chris Harris

Second Assistant Camera

Costume & Make-Up

Salli Bailey

Hairstylist

Tom Bronson

Costume Design

Ilona Herman

Makeup Artist

Christopher Ryan

Wardrobe Supervisor

Crew

Conrad E. Palmisano

Stunt Coordinator

Will Harper

Stunts

Scott Irvine

Transportation Coordinator

Burton Elias

Unit Publicist

Lesley Beale

Craft Service

Thomas L. Fisher

Special Effects Coordinator

Mario Kassar

Presenter

Jacob Rupp

Stunts

Jack Gill

Stunts

Don C. McGovern

Stunt Double

Alex Green

Stunts

Diamond Farnsworth

Stunt Double

Bob Bowe

Captain Driver

Bennie E. Dobbins

Stunt Double

George Erschbamer

Special Effects Assistant

John Thomas

Special Effects Best Boy

Directing

Ted Kotcheff

Director

Craig Huston

First Assistant Director

Jacques Hubert

Third Assistant Director

Otta Hanus

Second Assistant Director

Pattie Robertson

Script Supervisor

Conrad E. Palmisano

Second Unit Director

Editing

Michael Smith

Assistant Editor

Pamela J. Yuen

Assistant Editor

Lighting

John W. Scott

Lighting Technician

Production

Buzz Feitshans

Producer

Mario Kassar

Executive Producer

Herb Nanas

Co-Executive Producer

Andrew G. Vajna

Executive Producer

Lisa Freiberger

Casting Associate

Charlie Davidson

Production Accountant

Bridget Murphy

Production Office Coordinator

Lynn Stalmaster

Casting Director

Gordon Mark

Location Manager

Jeanne Joe

Executive Producer's Assistant

Karen Stewart

Production Secretary

Lynne Carrow

Additional Casting

Jan Campbell

Production Assistant

Paul L. Tucker

Production Manager

Sound

Jerry Goldsmith

Original Music Composer

Fred J. Brown

Supervising Sound Editor

Bub Asman

Sound Editor

Robert Nichols II

Sound Recordist

Arthur Morton

Orchestrator

Rob Young

Sound mixer

Rick Kline

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Juno J. Ellis

Assistant Sound Editor

Leonard Wolf Jr.

Apprentice Sound Editor

Judy Clapp

Assistant Sound Engineer

Margie O'Malley

Foley Artist

Keith Henderson

Boom Operator

Writing

David Morrell

Original Story

Michael Kozoll

Screenplay

William Sackheim

Screenplay