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Captain America: The First Avenger

Captain America: The First Avenger

20117.02h 4m

Overview

During World War II, Steve Rogers is a sickly man from Brooklyn who's transformed into super-soldier Captain America to aid in the war effort. Rogers must stop the Red Skull – Adolf Hitler's ruthless head of weaponry, and the leader of an organization that intends to use a mysterious device of untold powers for world domination.

Directed by Joe Johnston
Written by Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely, Joe Simon
Produced by Kevin Feige
Box OfficeBudget: $140.0MRevenue: $370.6M

Top Cast

Chris Evans

Chris Evans

Captain America / Steve Rogers

Hayley Atwell

Hayley Atwell

Peggy Carter

Sebastian Stan

Sebastian Stan

James Buchanan 'Bucky' Barnes

Tommy Lee Jones

Tommy Lee Jones

Colonel Chester Phillips

Hugo Weaving

Hugo Weaving

Johann Schmidt / Red Skull

Dominic Cooper

Dominic Cooper

Howard Stark

Richard Armitage

Richard Armitage

Heinz Kruger

Stanley Tucci

Stanley Tucci

Dr. Abraham Erskine

Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel L. Jackson

Nick Fury

Toby Jones

Toby Jones

Dr. Arnim Zola

Themes & Keywords

new york citynazisuperheroworld war iiheroismbased on comicsuper soldierbrooklyn, new york citynostalgicaftercreditsstingermarvel cinematic universe (mcu)origin storysoldierswaradmiringcelebratoryearnestexcitedaspirational

About Captain America: The First Avenger

Captain America: The First Avenger is a action, adventure, science fiction film released in 2011 exploring themes of new york city, nazi, superhero, world war ii, heroism, based on comic. Directed by Joe Johnston, it stars Chris Evans, Hayley Atwell, Sebastian Stan. During World War II, Steve Rogers is a sickly man from Brooklyn who's transformed into super-soldier Captain America to aid in the war effort. Rogers must stop the Red Skull – Adolf Hitler's ruthless head of weaponry, and the leader of an organization that intends to use a mysterious device of untold powers for world domination.

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