Cast & Crew

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

Sylvester Stallone
Rambo
Richard Crenna
Trautman
Charles Napier
Murdock
Steven Berkoff
Podovsky
Julia Nickson
Co
Martin Kove
Ericson
George Cheung
Tay
Andy Wood
Banks
William Ghent
Vinh
Vojislav Govedarica
Yushin
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 Testa
Tom Gehrke
Russian Pilot
Mason Cardiff
Russian Soldier
Roger Cudney
Chief Radio Operator
Jeff Imada
Tay's Soldier
Harry Mok
Vietnamese Soldier
John Pankow
POW #6
John Sabol
Radio Operator

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
Mick McGinty
Poster Artist (uncredited)
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
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