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| Sylvester Stallone | John J. Rambo | |
| Richard Crenna | Colonel Samuel Trautman | |
| Brian Dennehy | Hope Sheriff Will Teasle | |
| Bill McKinney | Capt. Dave Kern State Police | |
| Jack Starrett | Deputy Sergeant Arthur Gault | |
| Michael Talbott | Deputy Balford | |
| Alf Humphreys | Deputy Lester | |
| David Caruso | Deputy Mitch | 
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| Producer | Mario Kassar Buzz Feitshans | ||
| Writer | Sylvester Stallone David Morrell | ||
| Cinematography | Andrew Laszlo | ||
| Musician | Jerry Goldsmith | 
|  | When former Green Beret John Rambo is harassed by local law enforcement and arrested for vagrancy, the Vietnam vet snaps, runs for the hills and rat-a-tat-tats his way into the action-movie hall of fame. Hounded by a relentless sheriff, Rambo employs heavy-handed guerilla tactics to shake the cops off his tail. | 
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