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Captain America: The First Avenger
UNITED STATES · 2011

Captain America: The First Avenger

Joe Johnston
World War II superhero origin story military action good vs evil transformation and sacrifice
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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.