Rambo III is a 1988 American action adventure film directed by Peter MacDonald. The film depicts fictional events during the Soviet–Afghan War. It is the third film in the Rambo film series, following First Blood and Rambo: First Blood Part II. It was in turn followed by Rambo in 2008, making it the last film in the series to feature Richard Crenna as Colonel Sam Trautman before his death in 2003. In the film, John Rambo sets out on a dangerous journey to Afghanistan in order to rescue his former military commander and his longtime best friend Col. Trautman from the hands of an extremely powerful and ruthless Sovietmilitary general who is bent on killing both Trautman and Rambo, and to conquer Afghanistan for the Soviet armies. Sixty-five seconds of the film were cut in the United Kingdom version for theatrical release. Some later video releases almost tripled the cuts. Rambo III was released worldwide on May 25, 1988, and grossed $189 million against production budget of between $58 and $63 million. An extensive film score was written by Oscar-winning American composer Jerry Goldsmith, conducting the Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; however, much of it was not used. Instead, much of the music Goldsmith penned for the previous installment was recycled. The original album, released by Scotti Bros., contained only a portion of the new music as well as three songs, only one of which was used in the film (Bill Medley's version of "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother", played over the end credits).

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Rambo III
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Peter MacDonald
Produced by	Buzz Feitshans
Written by	Sylvester Stallone; Sheldon Lettich;
Based on	Characters by David Morrell
Starring	Sylvester Stallone; Richard Crenna;
Music by	Jerry Goldsmith
Cinematography	John Stanier
Edited by	James Symons; Andrew London; O. Nicholas Brown;
Production company	Carolco Pictures
Distributed by	TriStar Pictures
Release date	May 25, 1988;
Running time	101 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English Russian
Budget	$58–63 million
Box office	$189 million