Action ·Adventure ·Science Fiction · United States of America · 2011 · 2h 4m

Captain America: The First Avenger

Captain America: The First Avenger poster
Director
Joe Johnston
Cast
Chris Evans as Captain America / Steve Rogers Hayley Atwell as Peggy Carter Sebastian Stan as James Buchanan 'Bucky' Barnes Tommy Lee Jones as Colonel Chester Phillips Hugo Weaving as Johann Schmidt / Red Skull Dominic Cooper as Howard Stark
Crew
Shelly Johnson — Director of Photography Robert Dalva — Editor Jeffrey Ford — Editor Alan Silvestri — Original Music Composer Christopher Markus — Screenplay Stephen McFeely — Screenplay
Synopsis

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.

Trailer Captain America: The First Avenger — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
new york citynazisuperheroworld war iiheroismbased on comicsuper soldierbrooklyn, new york citynostalgicaftercreditsstingermarvel cinematic universe (mcu)origin story
Key Collaborators
Joe Johnston Director Shelly Johnson Director of Photography Robert Dalva Editor Jeffrey Ford Editor Alan Silvestri Original Music Composer Christopher Markus Screenplay Stephen McFeely Screenplay Kevin Feige Producer Rick Heinrichs Production Design Anna B. Sheppard Costume Design
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