"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."
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
Chris Mulkey
as Deputy Ward
John McLiam
as Orval the Dog Man
Alf Humphreys
as Deputy Lester
David Caruso
as Deputy Mitch
David L. Crowley
as Deputy Shingleton
Don MacKay
as Preston
Charles A. Tamburro
as Helicopter pilot
David Petersen
as Trooper
Craig Huston
as Radio operator
Patrick Stack
as Lt. Morgen
Stephen E. Miller
as Guardsman #1
Raimund Stamm
as Guardsman #2
Robert Metcalfe
as Guardsman #3
Stephen Dimopoulos
as Guardsman #4
Bruce Greenwood
as Guardsman #5
Earl Klein
as Guardsman #6
Danny Wozna
as Boy
Peter Lonstrup
as Attendant
Mike Winlaw
as TV Reporter
Donald Adams
as Guard C.O.
David Menzies
as Miner
Frank Richter
as Man on Street #1
Grahman L. Galativk
as Man on Street #2
Ian Hutchinson
as Man on Street #3
Amy Alexander
as Woman on Street
Gary Hetherington
as Hunter
Alex Kliner
R.G. Miller
Bruce Paul Barbour
as Robert A. Cathcart (uncredited)
Stephen Chang
as VC Commander (uncredited)
Suzee Pai
as Vietnamese Prostitute (uncredited)
Robert Prowse
as Soldier (uncredited)
Jack Rigg
as Bobby - The Base Camp Radio Operator (uncredited)
Helene Udy
as Small Girl (uncredited)
Ted Kotcheff
Director
David Morrell
Original Story
Michael Kozoll
Screenplay
William Sackheim
Buzz Feitshans
Producer
Jerry Goldsmith
Original Music Composer
Andrew Laszlo
Director of Photography
Joan E. Chapman
Editor
Wolf Kroeger
Production Design
Kimberley Richardson
Set Decoration
Tom Bronson
Costume Design
Salli Bailey
Hairstylist
Ilona Herman
Makeup Artist
Fred J. Brown
Supervising Sound Editor
Bub Asman
Sound Editor
Conrad E. Palmisano
Stunt Coordinator
Will Harper
Stunts
Robert Nichols II
Sound Recordist
Mario Kassar
Executive Producer
Herb Nanas
Co-Executive Producer
Andrew G. Vajna
Joseph Lederer
Still Photographer
Jimmy Turrell
Camera Operator
Stéphane Reichel
Art Department Coordinator
David Willson
Construction Coordinator
Gary J. Williams
Greensman
Theo Eglseder
First Assistant Camera
Lesley Beale
Craft Service
Thomas L. Fisher
Special Effects Coordinator
Scott Irvine
Transportation Coordinator
Burton Elias
Unit Publicist
Russell Engels
Gaffer
John W. Scott
Lighting Technician
Lisa Freiberger
Casting Associate
Charlie Davidson
Production Accountant
Bridget Murphy
Production Office Coordinator
Arthur Morton
Orchestrator
Rob Young
Sound mixer
Rick Kline
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Tom Neuwirth
Helicopter Camera
Dave Gordon
Dolly Grip
Tim Hogan
Key Grip
Pilot
Presenter
First Assistant Director
Otta Hanus
Second Assistant Director
Jacques Hubert
Third Assistant Director
Leonard Wolf Jr.
Apprentice Sound Editor
Juno J. Ellis
Assistant Sound Editor
Christopher Ryan
Wardrobe Supervisor
Buddy Joe Hooker
Bobby Sargent
Jack Gill
Diamond Farnsworth
Stunt Double
Don C. McGovern
Alex Green
Frank Orsatti
Robert Milicevic
Jacob Rupp
Lynn Stalmaster
Casting Director
Pattie Robertson
Script Supervisor
Gordon Mark
Location Manager
Michael Smith
Assistant Editor
Pamela J. Yuen
Art Collier
Jean Bereziuk
Script
Bob Bowe
Captain Driver
Jeanne Joe
Executive Producer's Assistant
John Holbrook
Second Unit Director of Photography
Second Unit Director
Gary Brolly
Standby Carpenter
William Stout
Storyboard Artist
Judy Clapp
Assistant Sound Engineer
Margie O'Malley
Foley Artist
George Erschbamer
Special Effects Assistant
Bennie E. Dobbins
Chris Harris
Second Assistant Camera
Lynne Carrow
Additional Casting
Jan Campbell
Production Assistant
Karen Stewart
Production Secretary
Novel
Paul L. Tucker
Production Manager
John Thomas
Special Effects Best Boy
Bill Thumm
Property Master
Keith Henderson
Boom Operator
Drew Struzan
Art Designer