Directed by George P. Cosmatos   Written by David Morrell   Kevin Jarre   Sylvester Stallone   James Cameron   Cast 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) Andy Wood ... Banks William Ghent ... Vinh Vojislav Govedarica ... Yushin (as Vojo Goric) Dana Lee ... Kinh Baoan Coleman ... Gunboat Captain Steve Williams ... Lifer Don Collins ... P.O.W. #1 Christopher Grant ... P.O.W. #2 John Sterlini ... P.O.W. #3 Alain Hocquenghem ... P.O.W. #4 William Rothlein ... P.O.W. #5 Tony Munafo ... Prison Guard Tom Gehrke ... Russian Pilot Uncredited Cast Mason Cardiff ... Russian Soldier Roger Cudney ... Chief Radio Operator Jeff Imada ... Tay's Soldier John Pankow ... POW #6 John Sabol ... Radio Operator Produced by Mel Dellar   Buzz Feitshans   Mario Kassar   Andrew G. Vajna   Original Music by Jerry Goldsmith

Additional Info Premiere: May 22, 1985 DVD Release: October 21, 1998 Blu-ray Release: May 27, 2008 Countries: Distributor: Lions Gate Home Entertainment Websites: Production Companies Estudios Churubusco Azteca S.A. Anabasis N.V. Distributors Carolco Pictures   (World-wide) (all media) Rialto Pictures   (2019) (USA) (theatrical) (reissue) TriStar Pictures   (1985) (USA) (theatrical) Artisan Entertainment   (2002) (USA) (DVD) Artisan Entertainment   (2002) (USA) (VHS) Carolco Home Video   (1989) (USA) (VHS) Image Entertainment   (1988) (USA) (video) Image Entertainment   (USA) (video) (laserdisc) Live Home Video   (1994) (USA) (video) Live Home Video   (1994) (USA) (video) (laserdisc) National Broadcasting Company (NBC)   (1988) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere) Paramount Domestic Television   (2003) (USA) (TV) (syndication) Paramount Pictures   (USA) (video) (Netflix print) Thorn EMI Video   (1985) (USA) (video) Thorn EMI Video   (USA) (video) (Beta) Thorn EMI/HBO Video   (1986) (USA) (VHS) Trifecta Entertainment and Media   (2016) (World-wide) (TV) (syndicated print) Worldvision Enterprises   (1995) (USA) (TV) (syndication) Rating Stats Overall Rating 6.7 / 10 Our Rating 6.9 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 6.9 / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #1,068 / 21,031 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 3 total ratings Almost Perfect 13 total ratings Average 5 total ratings Site Ranking #1,064 Evil Dead II (1987) #1,065 Searching (2018) #1,066 Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010) #1,067 Predator 2 (1990) #1,068 Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) #1,069 Laal Singh Chaddha (2022) #1,070 Milk (2008) #1,071 Nomadland (2020) #1,072 Barbarian (2022)