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First Blood Article Talk Read Edit View history Appearance hide Text Small Standard Large Width Standard Wide Color Automatic Light Dark From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This article is about the 1982 film. For the novel by David Morrell, see First Blood (novel). For other uses, see First Blood (disambiguation). First Blood Theatrical release poster by Drew Struzan Directed by Ted Kotcheff Screenplay by Michael Kozoll William Sackheim Sylvester Stallone Based on First Blood by David Morrell Produced by Buzz Feitshans Starring Sylvester Stallone Richard Crenna Brian Dennehy Cinematography Andrew Laszlo Edited by Joan Chapman Music by Jerry Goldsmith Production companies The Wallis Interactive Carolco Pictures Anabasis Investments, N.V.[1] Distributed by Orion Pictures Release date October 22, 1982 Running time 93 minutes[2] Country United States Language English Budget $15[3]–18 million[4][5] Box office $125.2 million[6] First Blood is a 1982 American action film st