---
title: 'Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Joe Johnston'
released: '2011-07-22'
runtime_minutes: 124
certification: 'PG-13'
genres:
  - 'Action'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'Science Fiction'
  - 'War'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/captain-america-the-first-avenger-2011'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0458339/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

2011 · PG-13 · 124 min · Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, War · United States

Part of: The Infinity Saga

## Synopsis

Captain America: The First Avenger is a 2011 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Captain America. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Paramount Pictures, it is the fifth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The film was directed by Joe Johnston, written by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, and stars Chris Evans as Steve Rogers / Captain America alongside Tommy Lee Jones, Hugo Weaving, Hayley Atwell, Sebastian Stan, Dominic Cooper, Toby Jones, Neal McDonough, Derek Luke, and Stanley Tucci. During World War II, Rogers, a frail man, is transformed into the super-soldier Captain America and must stop the Red Skull (Weaving) from using the Tesseract as an energy source for world domination.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Joe Johnston](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-johnston)
- **Screenplay:** [Jack Kirby](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-kirby), [Joe Simon](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-simon), [Christopher Markus](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-markus), [Stephen McFeely](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-mcfeely), [Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-markus-and-stephen-mcfeely)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Alan Silvestri](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-silvestri)
- **Producer:** [Kevin Feige](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-feige)
- **Director of Photography:** [Shelly Johnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/shelly-johnson)
- **Editor:** [Robert Dalva](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-dalva), [Jeffrey Ford](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeffrey-ford)

## Cast

- [Chris Evans](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-evans) as Steve Rogers
- [Hayley Atwell](https://cinepixo.com/people/hayley-atwell) as Peggy Carter
- [Sebastian Stan](https://cinepixo.com/people/sebastian-stan) as Bucky Barnes
- [Tommy Lee Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/tommy-lee-jones) as Chester Phillips
- [Hugo Weaving](https://cinepixo.com/people/hugo-weaving) as Johann Schmidt
- [Dominic Cooper](https://cinepixo.com/people/dominic-cooper) as Howard Stark
- [Richard Armitage](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-armitage) as Heinz Kruger
- [Stanley Tucci](https://cinepixo.com/people/stanley-tucci) as Abraham Erskine
- [Samuel L. Jackson](https://cinepixo.com/people/samuel-l-jackson) as Nick Fury
- [Toby Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/toby-jones) as Arnim Zola
- [Neal McDonough](https://cinepixo.com/people/neal-mcdonough) as Dum Dum Dugan
- [Derek Luke](https://cinepixo.com/people/derek-luke) as Gabe Jones
- [Kenneth Choi](https://cinepixo.com/people/kenneth-choi) as Jim Morita
- [JJ Feild](https://cinepixo.com/people/jj-feild) as James Montgomery Falsworth
- [Bruno Ricci](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruno-ricci) as Jacques Dernier

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Official site: https://www.marvel.com/movies/captain-america-the-first-avenger
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/captain-america-the-first-avenger-2011
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