Rambo III
“The first was for himself. The second was for his country. This time is for his friend.”
Combat 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.
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5 films
Cast
28 people
Sylvester Stallone
John Rambo
Known for
Rocky
The Expendables
Richard Crenna
Trautman
Known for
Hot Shots! Part Deux
Leviathan
Marc de Jonge
Coronel Zaysen
Known for
Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy
Little Indian, Big City
Kurtwood Smith
Griggs
Known for
That '70s Show
Marvel's Agent Carter
Spiros Focás
Masoud
Known for
The Jewel of the Nile
Rocco and His Brothers
Sasson Gabay
Mousa
Known for
Tehran
The Band's Visit
Doudi Shoua
Hamid
No other roles listed
Randy Raney
Kourov
Known for
Over the Top
Marcus Gilbert
Tomask
Known for
Army of Darkness
Biggles
Alon Aboutboul
Nissem
Known for
The Dark Knight Rises
Snowfall
Mahmoud Assadollahi
Rahim
No other roles listed
Yosef Shiloach
Khalid
Known for
Jesus
Paradise
Peter MacDonald Director · Sylvester Stallone Screenplay Sheldon Lettich Screenplay
Worldwide gross $189M · Budget $63M · United States release May 24, 1988
Box office
Budget
$63,000,000
Worldwide gross
$189,015,611
Gross vs. budget
3.0×
Production
Carolco Pictures
Production
TriStar Pictures
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Russian
Release dates
Mexico · May 24, 1988
Physical
United States · May 24, 1988
Theatrical
Australia
June 23, 1988 · Theatrical
Brazil
August 4, 1988 · Theatrical
Czechia
August 17, 2023 · Limited theatrical
Denmark
August 29, 1988 · Theatrical
Finland
July 15, 1988 · Theatrical
France
October 16, 1988 · Theatrical
November 19, 2025 · TV · CStar
February 28, 2026 · TV · RTL9
August 25, 2026 · TV · Ciné+ Frisson
November 4, 2026 · TV · CStar
Germany
July 14, 1988 · Theatrical
Ireland
August 26, 1988 · Theatrical
Italy
December 15, 1988 · Theatrical
Japan
June 11, 1988 · Theatrical
Netherlands
August 4, 1988 · Theatrical
May 19, 2004 · TV · Veronica
February 14, 2008 · Physical · DVD
October 13, 2011 · Physical · Blu-ray
Norway
May 24, 1988 · Theatrical
Portugal
August 12, 1988 · Theatrical
Slovakia
June 1, 2009 · TV · Markíza
July 8, 2024 · Digital · VOYO
Spain
July 27, 1988 · Theatrical
Sweden
July 1, 1988 · Theatrical
April 18, 2001 · Physical · DVD
January 7, 2009 · Physical · Blu-ray
Türkiye
February 3, 1989 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
August 26, 1988 · Theatrical
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