Directed by
| George P. Cosmatos | ||
Writing Credits
| David Morrell | ... | (based on characters created by) |
| Kevin Jarre | ... | (story by) |
| Sylvester Stallone | ... | (screenplay by) and |
| James Cameron | ... | (screenplay by) |
Cast (in credits order) verified as complete
| Sylvester Stallone | ... | Rambo | |
| Richard Crenna | ... | Trautman | |
| Charles Napier | ... | Murdock | |
| Steven Berkoff | ... | Podovsky | |
| Julia Nickson | ... | Co | |
| Martin Kove | ... | Ericson | |
| George Cheung | ... | Tay (as George Kee Cheung) | |
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Andy Wood | ... | Banks |
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William Ghent | ... | Vinh |
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Vojislav Govedarica | ... | Yushin (as Vojo Goric) |
| Dana Lee | ... | Kinh | |
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Baoan Coleman | ... | Gunboat Captain |
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Steve Williams | ... | Lifer |
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Don Collins | ... | P.O.W. #1 |
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Christopher Grant | ... | P.O.W. #2 |
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John Sterlini | ... | P.O.W. #3 |
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Alain Hocquenghem | ... | P.O.W. #4 |
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William Rothlein | ... | P.O.W. #5 |
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Tony Munafo | ... | Prison Guard Testa |
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Tom Gehrke | ... | Russian Pilot |
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Mason Cardiff | ... | Russian Soldier (uncredited) |
| Roger Cudney | ... | Chief Radio Operator (uncredited) | |
| Jeff Imada | ... | Tay's Soldier (uncredited) | |
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Harry Mok | ... | Vietnamese Soldier (uncredited) |
| John Pankow | ... | POW #6 (uncredited) | |
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John Sabol | ... | Radio Operator (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Mel Dellar | ... | associate producer |
| Buzz Feitshans | ... | producer |
| Mario Kassar | ... | executive producer |
| Andrew G. Vajna | ... | executive producer (as Andrew Vajna) |
Music by
| Jerry Goldsmith | ||
Cinematography by
| Jack Cardiff | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Larry Bock | ||
| Mark Goldblatt | ||
| Mark Helfrich | ||
| Gib Jaffe | ||
| Frank E. Jimenez | ||
Casting By
| Rhonda Young | ||
Production Design by
| Bill Kenney | ||
Set Decoration by
| William Ladd Skinner | ... | (as William Skinner) |
| Sig Tingloff | ||
Costume Design by
| Tom Bronson | ||
Makeup Department
| Bertha Chiu | ... | hair stylist: Mexico |
| Kay Cole | ... | hair stylist |
| Leonard Engelman | ... | makeup creator (as Leonard Engleman) |
| Elvira Oropeza | ... | makeup artist: Mexico |
| Pamela S. Westmore | ... | makeup artist (as Pamela Westmore) |
Production Management
| Anuar Badin | ... | production manager: Mexico |
| Fred Rollin | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Mario Cisneros | ... | first assistant director: Mexico (as Mario Cisneros Rivera) |
| Patrick Kinney | ... | second assistant director |
| Fred Rollin | ... | first assistant director |
| Peter MacDonald | ... | second unit director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Roy Barnes | ... | assistant art director |
| Dennis Butterworth | ... | greensman |
| Martín Cárdenas Moreno | ... | property master: Mexico (as Martin Cardenas Moreno) |
| Enrique Estévez | ... | set decorator: Mexico (as Enrique Estevez Labastida) |
| Howard Hester | ... | construction coordinator |
| Agustín Ituarte | ... | art director: Mexico (as Augustin Ituarte Salazar) |
| Fred Lucky | ... | illustrator |
| Dennis J. Parrish | ... | property master (as Dennis Parrish) |
| Ward Welton | ... | set painter |
| Moises Pineda | ... | production buyer (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Fred J. Brown | ... | supervising sound editor (as Frederick J. Brown) |
| Juno J. Ellis | ... | adr editor |
| David W. Gray | ... | stereo sound consultant: Dolby (as David Gray) |
| Denise Horta | ... | sound editor |
| Rick Kline | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Donald O. Mitchell | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Kevin O'Connell | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Margie O'Malley | ... | foley artist (as Margie Denecke) |
| Michelle Pleis | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Michele Sharp | ... | sound editor |
| Rob Young | ... | sound mixer |
Special Effects by
| Brian "Pyro" Adams | ... | special effects |
| Federico Farfán | ... | special effects man: Mexico (as Federico Farfan) |
| Thomas L. Fisher | ... | special effects coordinator (as Thomas Fisher) |
| Jay King | ... | special effects (as Jay Bee King) |
| William Purcell | ... | special effects |
| Cliff Wenger Jr. | ... | special effects |
Stunts
| Simone Boisseree | ... | stunts (as Simone Michelle Boisseree) |
| Brad Bovee | ... | stunts (as Bradley Bovee) |
| Phil Chong | ... | stunts |
| Yukio Collins | ... | stunts |
| Danny Costa | ... | stunts (as Daniel Costa) |
| Mark De Alessandro | ... | stunts |
| Diamond Farnsworth | ... | stunt coordinator (as Richard 'Diamond' Farnsworth) |
| George Fisher | ... | stunts (as George Jury Fisher) |
| Joseph Hieu | ... | stunts |
| Jeff Imada | ... | stunts (as Jeffrey Imada) |
| Loren Janes | ... | stunt coordinator: helicopter unit |
| Robert Jauregui | ... | stunts |
| Mike Johnson | ... | stunts (as John Michael Johnson) |
| Steve Kelso | ... | stunts |
| Eric Lee | ... | stunts |
| Harry Mok | ... | stunts |
| Dan Munson | ... | stunts |
| Vernon Rieta | ... | stunts (as Vernon Paul Rieta) |
| Bill M. Ryusaki | ... | stunts (as Bill Ryusaki) |
| Ben Scott | ... | stunts (as Benjamin Raymond Scott) |
| John-Clay Scott | ... | stunts (as John Wendall Clay Scott) |
| Daniel Wong | ... | stunts (as Daniel Thompson Wong) |
| Anthony Cecere | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Mark De Alessandro | ... | stunt double: Sylvester Stallone (uncredited) |
| Jay King | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Franco Bruni | ... | camera operator |
| John Cardiff | ... | camera operator |
| Aldo Colanzi | ... | key grip (as Aldo Colonzi) |
| Bruno Colanzi | ... | best boy grip (as Bruno Colonzi) |
| Dave Friedman | ... | still photographer |
| Mariano García Cabrera | ... | gaffer: Mexico |
| Luciano Leoni | ... | gaffer |
| Peter MacDonald | ... | director of photography: helicopter unit |
| Fiorangelo Plocco | ... | best boy |
| Massimiliano Sano | ... | first assistant camera |
| Salvador 'Apache' Serrano | ... | dolly grip: Mexico (as Salvador Serrano Perez) |
| Salvador Vázquez | ... | chief grip: Mexico (as Salvador Vazquez) |
| Stan McClain | ... | camera operator: aerial unit (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Jesús Guerrero | ... | casting: Mexico (as Jesus Guerrero) |
| Donna Rosenstein | ... | casting associate |
| Jorge Guerrero | ... | extras casting assistant (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Haleen K. Holt | ... | costume illustrator (uncredited) |
Editorial Department
| Donah Bassett | ... | negative cutter |
| Shelley Brown | ... | assistant editor |
| Sergio Ortega | ... | assistant film editor: Mexico |
| Robert Raring | ... | color timer (as Bob Raring) |
| Florent Retz | ... | assistant editor (as Danny Retz) |
| Hilarie Roope | ... | assistant editor |
| Ron South | ... | assistant editor |
Location Management
| Juan Clemente Prosper | ... | location manager (as Juan Clemente) |
Music Department
| Bruce Botnick | ... | music recording consultant |
| Kenneth Hall | ... | music editor (as Kenny Hall) |
| Arthur Morton | ... | orchestrator |
| Mark Berrow | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Tom Boyd | ... | musician: oboe soloist (uncredited) |
| Jerry Goldsmith | ... | conductor (uncredited) |
| National Philharmonic Orchestra | ... | music performed by (uncredited) |
| Emil Richards | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Mike Ross-Trevor | ... | music recordist (uncredited) |
| Louise Di Tullio | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Jeanne Scott | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Moe Blay | ... | driver |
| John Cahill | ... | driver |
| Jon Carpenter | ... | driver captain |
| Donald Collis | ... | driver |
| Terry Collis | ... | transportation coordinator |
| Vic Cuccia | ... | driver |
| Bob Dewitt | ... | driver (as Bob DeWitt) |
| Joe Dugan | ... | driver |
| Russell H. Hoverson | ... | driver captain (as Russell Hoverson) |
| Kendall A. Reed | ... | driver (as Kendall Reed) |
| Michael Stevenson | ... | driver |
Additional Crew
| Teri Abastado | ... | accounting assistant |
| Frank Batt | ... | crew: helicopter unit |
| John Campbell | ... | crew: helicopter unit |
| Mario Cisneros | ... | crew: helicopter unit |
| Franco Columbu | ... | body building coach |
| Gary Compton | ... | security officer |
| Violet Crane | ... | production secretary |
| Charlie Davidson | ... | production controller |
| Jim Davidson | ... | production accountant |
| Arturo del Río | ... | production assistant |
| Bruce Eidahl | ... | mechanic: helicopter unit |
| Joe Ellithorpe | ... | archery consultant |
| Erick Feitshans | ... | production assistant |
| Hugh Forn | ... | crew: helicopter unit |
| Tom Gehrke | ... | pilot: helicopter unit |
| Kevin Griffith | ... | crew: helicopter unit |
| Steve Harding | ... | crew: helicopter unit |
| Harry Hauss | ... | pilot: helicopter unit |
| Jeanne Joe | ... | assistant to executive producer |
| Mario Kassar | ... | presenter |
| Steve Kilfoy | ... | production assistant |
| Linda Lawrence | ... | assistant to executive producer |
| Richard Liebegott | ... | production coordinator |
| Jimmy Lile | ... | knife designer |
| Norah Lozano | ... | production accountant: Mexico |
| Peter MacDonald | ... | director: helicopter unit |
| Tony Maffatone | ... | technical advisor |
| Robert Mickey | ... | mechanic: helicopter unit |
| Tony Munafo | ... | security officer |
| Edwin L. Perez | ... | accounting assistant (as Edwin Perez) |
| Susan Persily | ... | assistant: Mr. Stallone |
| Ross Reynolds | ... | pilot: helicopter unit |
| Nigel Rick | ... | production assistant |
| Frank Rousseau | ... | weapons specialist |
| Steve Stephenson | ... | mechanic: helicopter unit |
| Ken Sylvia | ... | unit publicist |
| Concepcion 'Conchita' Taboada | ... | production secretary: Mexico (as Concepcion Taboada) |
| Ceci Vajna | ... | assistant to executive producer |
| Marichu Walker | ... | accounting assistant |
| Barry Wall | ... | mechanic: helicopter unit |
| Karl A. Wickman | ... | pilot: helicopter unit |
| Anna Zappia | ... | production coordinator |
| Frans J. Afman | ... | financial services (uncredited) |
| Bill Cody | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
| Joseph Hieu | ... | vietnamese coach (uncredited) |
| Derry J. Pearce | ... | assistant accountant (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Cliff Wenger Jr. | ... | dedicatee |
