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Captain America: The First Avenger

Movie·2011·Action, Adventure, Science Fiction·2h 4m·7.0 (22,768)·Directed by Joe Johnston

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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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Chris EvansChris EvansCaptain America / Steve RogersHayley AtwellHayley AtwellPeggy CarterSebastian StanSebastian StanJames Buchanan 'Bucky' BarnesTommy Lee JonesTommy Lee JonesColonel Chester PhillipsHugo WeavingHugo WeavingJohann Schmidt / Red SkullDominic CooperDominic CooperHoward StarkRichard ArmitageRichard ArmitageHeinz KrugerStanley TucciStanley TucciDr. Abraham Erskine

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