![](https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/w1920_and_h800_multi_faces//4NWWpT0jiMUak8r6jfpvG4eBgFU.jpg)
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/vSNxAJTlD0r02V9sPYpOjqDZXUK.jpg)
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
- PG-13
- 07/22/2011 (US)
- Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
- 2h 4m
When patriots become heroes
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.
Joe Johnston
DirectorStephen McFeely
ScreenplayChristopher Markus
ScreenplayCast
![Chris Evans's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/3bOGNsHlrswhyW79uvIHH1V43JI.jpg)
Chris Evans
Captain America / Steve Rogers![Hayley Atwell's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/jm5pDDjsbgizhxSd7baDxbGYMtW.jpg)
Hayley Atwell
Peggy Carter![Sebastian Stan's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/nKZgixTbHFXpkzzIpMFdLX98GYh.jpg)
Sebastian Stan
James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes![Tommy Lee Jones's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/mCiZNRAzbnPojJEZwVZWLw9kzxR.jpg)
Tommy Lee Jones
Colonel Chester Phillips![Hugo Weaving's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/t4ScpYIHlXVD41scEyiGdQDYflX.jpg)
Hugo Weaving
Johann Schmidt / Red Skull![Dominic Cooper's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/wFPdARerxpaAaHucYGTSNqViWpn.jpg)
Dominic Cooper
Howard Stark![Richard Armitage's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/lRWWodfrOd5SaLnFrz7UryFhasI.jpg)
Richard Armitage
Heinz Kruger![Stanley Tucci's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/ffKQpQvYczWKFxmbxgaoj68NN4W.jpg)