---
title: 'Rambo III (1988)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Peter MacDonald'
released: '1988-05-25'
runtime_minutes: 97
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Action'
  - 'War'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/rambo-iii-1988'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095956/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Rambo III (1988)

1988 · R · 97 min · Action, War, Thriller · United States

Part of: Rambo

## Synopsis

Rambo III is a 1988 American action film starring Sylvester Stallone as Vietnam War veteran John Rambo. Directed by Peter MacDonald, the script was co-written by Stallone and Sheldon Lettich. It is a sequel to Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) and the third installment in the Rambo film series. Richard Crenna reprises his role as Colonel Sam Trautman. The film depicts fictional events during the Soviet–Afghan War. In the film, Rambo sets out on a dangerous journey to the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan in order to rescue his former commander and his longtime best friend, Col. Trautman, from the hands of Alexei Zeysen, an extremely powerful and ruthless Soviet Army colonel who is bent on killing both Trautman and Rambo, and helps a local band of Afghan rebels fight against Soviet forces threatening to destroy their village.

## Credits

- **Editor:** [O. Nicholas Brown](https://cinepixo.com/people/o-nicholas-brown)
- **Screenplay:** [Sylvester Stallone](https://cinepixo.com/people/sylvester-stallone), [Sheldon Lettich](https://cinepixo.com/people/sheldon-lettich)
- **Director:** [Peter MacDonald](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-macdonald)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jerry Goldsmith](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerry-goldsmith)
- **Producer:** [Buzz Feitshans](https://cinepixo.com/people/buzz-feitshans)

## Cast

- [Richard Crenna](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-crenna)
- [Yosef Shiloach](https://cinepixo.com/people/yosef-shiloach)
- [Marcus Gilbert](https://cinepixo.com/people/marcus-gilbert)
- [Spiros Focás](https://cinepixo.com/people/spiros-focas)
- [Sasson Gabai](https://cinepixo.com/people/sasson-gabai)
- [Marc de Jonge](https://cinepixo.com/people/marc-de-jonge)
- [Sylvester Stallone](https://cinepixo.com/people/sylvester-stallone) as John Rambo
- [Kurtwood Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/kurtwood-smith)
- [Alon Abutbul](https://cinepixo.com/people/alon-abutbul)

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