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First Blood
R
Action
Adventure
Thriller
War
Release Date
October 22, 1982
Runtime
93 minutes
Director
Ted Kotcheff
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Writers
Michael Kozoll, Sylvester Stallone, William Sackheim, David Morrell
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Michael Kozoll, Sylvester Stallone, William Sackheim, David Morrell

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