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Film / 1982
First Blood
Directed by
Ted Kotcheff
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.
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Rambo Collection
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Cast
Sylvester StalloneJohn Rambo
Richard CrennaCol. Samuel Trautman
Brian DennehyHope Sheriff Will Teasle
Bill McKinneyState Police Capt. Dave Kern
Jack StarrettDeputy Sgt. Arthur Galt
Michael TalbottDeputy Balford
Chris MulkeyDeputy Ward
John McLiamOrval the Dog Man
Alf HumphreysDeputy Lester
David CarusoDeputy Mitch
David L. CrowleyDeputy Shingleton
Don MacKayPreston
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Charles A. TamburroHelicopter pilot
David PetersenTrooper
Craig HustonRadio operator
Patrick StackLt. Morgen
Stephen E. MillerGuardsman #1
Raimund StammGuardsman #2
Robert MetcalfeGuardsman #3
Stephen DimopoulosGuardsman #4
Bruce GreenwoodGuardsman #5
Earl KleinGuardsman #6
Danny WoznaBoy
Peter LonstrupAttendant
Mike WinlawTV Reporter
Donald AdamsGuard C.O.
David MenziesMiner
Frank RichterMan on Street #1
Grahman L. GalativkMan on Street #2
Amy AlexanderWoman on Street
Gary HetheringtonHunter
Alex KlinerHunter
R.G. MillerHunter
Bruce Paul BarbourRobert A. Cathcart (uncredited)
Stephen ChangVC Commander (uncredited)
Suzee PaiVietnamese Prostitute (uncredited)
Robert ProwseSoldier (uncredited)
Jack RiggBobby - The Base Camp Radio Operator (uncredited)
Helene UdySmall Girl (uncredited)
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