Rambo III
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"Rambo III" is a 1988 action film directed by Peter MacDonald that continues the story of John Rambo, a highly trained former soldier. The film is part of the popular action movie franchise that defined 1980s cinema and helped establish Sylvester Stallone as a major action star.
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6.2Combat has taken its toll on Rambo, but he's finally begun to find inner peace in a monastery. When Rambo's friend and mentor Col. Trautman asks for his help on a top secret mission to Afghanistan, Rambo declines but must reconsider when Trautman is captured.
Released: 1988-05-24102 minDir: Peter MacDonaldAction, Adventure, Thriller, War
Cast
- Sylvester Stallone as John Rambo
- Richard Crenna as Trautman
- Marc de Jonge as Coronel Zaysen
- Kurtwood Smith as Griggs
- Spiros Focás as Masoud
- Sasson Gabai as Mousa
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Key dates
- Published
- 14 July 1988
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Rambo III is a 1988 American war 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.