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First Blood

Turkish title: İlk Kan

“This time he's fighting for his life.”

1982 · 1 h 33 min
Directed by Ted Kotcheff
ActionAdventureThriller

Cast

Sylvester Stallone Richard Crenna Brian Dennehy

Credits

Written by: David Morrell

Plot

A Vietnam veteran is harassed by a small-town sheriff and fights back in the Pacific Northwest forests.

Sinekatalog’s take

Ted Kotcheff's thriller pits a traumatised Vietnam veteran, Sylvester Stallone's Rambo, against a hostile small-town sheriff. More sombre than its sequels, it is a story about alienation and a country's neglect of its soldiers.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.7 / 10 (306,762 votes)
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