Captain America: The First Avenger
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Captain America: The First Avenger

Year:
Duration:
124 min
Genres:
Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi
IMDB rate:
6.8
Director:
Joe Johnston
Awards:
3 wins & 40 nominations
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 2011-07-22
Filming Locations: Stanley Dock, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
Earnings
Budget: $140,000,000
Opening Weekend: $65,058,524 (USA) (24 July 2011)
Gross: $176,654,505 (USA) (10 November 2011)
Cast
Actor
Character
Richard Armitage
Richard Armitage
Captain America: The First Avenger
Derek Luke
Derek Luke
Captain America: The First Avenger
Natalie Dormer
Natalie Dormer
Captain America: The First Avenger
Hayley Atwell
Hayley Atwell
Captain America: The First Avenger
Sophie Colquhoun
Sophie Colquhoun
Captain America: The First Avenger
Chris Evans
Captain America
Sebastian Stan
James Buchanan 'Bucky' Barnes
Tommy Lee Jones
Colonel Chester Phillips
Hugo Weaving
Johann Schmidt
Dominic Cooper
Howard Stark
Stanley Tucci
Dr. Abraham Erskine
Samuel L. Jackson
Nick Fury
Toby Jones
Dr. Arnim Zola
Neal McDonough
Timothy 'Dum Dum' Dugan
Kenneth Choi
Jim Morita
JJ Feild
James Montgomery Falsworth
Bruno Ricci
Jacques Dernier
Lex Shrapnel
Gilmore Hodge
Michael Brandon
Senator Brandt
Martin Sherman
Brandt's Aide (as Martin T. Sherman)
Oscar Pearce
Search Team Leader
William Hope
SHIELD Lieutenant
Nicholas Pinnock
SHIELD Tech
Marek Oravec
Jan
David Bradley
Tower Keeper
Leander Deeny
Barman
Simon Kunz
4F Doctor
Kieran O'Connor
Loud Jerk
Jenna Coleman
Connie
Doug Cockle
Young Doctor
Ben Batt
Enlistment Office MP
Mollie Fitzgerald
Stark Girl
Damon Driver
Sergeant Duffy
David McKail
Johann Schmidt's Artist
Amanda Walker
Antique Store Owner
Richard Freeman
SSR Doctor
Sergio Corvino
Kruger's Aide
Marcello Walton
Undercover Bum
Vincent Montuel
Undercover Bum
Fabrizio Santino
Kruger's Driver
Maxwell Newman
Boy at Dock
Anatole Taubman
Roeder
Jan Pohl
Hutter
Erich Redman
Schneider
Rosanna Hoult
The Star Spangled Singer
Naomi Slights
The Star Spangled Singer
Kirsty Mather
The Star Spangled Singer
Megan Sanderson
Kid in USO Audience
Darren Simpson
Kid in USO Audience
Fernanda Toker
Newsstand Mom
Laura Haddock
Autograph Seeker
James Payton
'Adolph Hitler'
Ronan Raftery
Army Heckler
Nick Hendrix
Army Heckler
Luke Allen-Gale
Army Heckler
Jack Gordon
Army Heckler
Ben Uttley
HYDRA Guard
Kevin Millington
Stark's Engineer
Patrick Monckeberg
Manager Velt
Peter Stark
HYDRA Lieutenant
Amanda Righetti
SHIELD Agent
Jennifer Abbotts
USO Dancer
Michelle Antrobus
USO Dancer
Lucy Dean
USO Dancer
Erin Dusek
USO Dancer
Nicole Evans
USO Dancer
Lizzi Franklin
USO Dancer
Emma Harris
USO Dancer
Rachael Isherwood
USO Dancer
Danielle Kelly
USO Dancer
Nicole May
USO Dancer
Stevie-Jean McGuire
USO Dancer
Anna McNicholas
USO Dancer
Rosie Pethullis
USO Dancer
Jessica Powell
USO Dancer
Rachel Quartley
USO Dancer
Sarah Riches
USO Dancer
Holly Rostron
USO Dancer
Caroline Royce
USO Dancer
Stephanie Jayne Thompson
USO Dancer
Lucie Waugh
USO Dancer
Billy Lozowski
USO Drummer
Gregory Paulett
USO Drummer
Adam Birch
USO Drummer
Adam Kent
USO Drummer
Wiliam Morris
USO Drummer (as William Morris)
David Sdall
USO Drummer
Paul Simmons
USO Drummer
Marc Wheeler
USO Drummer
Chris Diggle
USO Drummer
Michael Humphrey
USO Drummer
Raed Abbas
Prisoner of War (uncredited)
Colin Alltree
Senator Security (uncredited)
Anthony Milton
US Soldier (uncredited)
Michael Aston
Businessman (uncredited)
Mark Badham
Sgt US Marine
Russell Balogh
Hydra Heavy Artillery Soldier (uncredited)
Paul Bergquist
Bookshop Owner (uncredited)
Paul Blackwell
Soldier (uncredited)
Mark Callum
Newspaper Stole Holder (uncredited)
James Chahine
Army Heckler
Robert Clayton
US Marine 4th Battalion (uncredited)
Jack Conway
SHIELD Agent
Graham Curry
US Marine 4th Battalion (uncredited)
Eddie Davenport
HYDRA Soldier (uncredited)
Paul Davies
Hydra Soldier (uncredited)
Joshua Ferdinand
US Marine (uncredited)
Scott Ford
German Soldier (uncredited)
Spencer Garrett
Newsreel Announcer (uncredited)
Joe Garvey
HYDRA Guard
Salem Hanna
Russian POW (uncredited)
Leigh Holland
U.S. Soldier (uncredited)
Todd Von Joel
Hydra Soldier (uncredited)
Jacob Johnston
HYDRA Soldier (uncredited)
Chris Jorie
Reporter (uncredited)
John Samuel Kande
US Soldier (uncredited)
Matt Kohler
HYDRA Soldier (uncredited)
Stan Lee
General
Steve Leighton
Brooklyn Tour Guide (uncredited)
Addison LeMay
SHIELD Agent X (uncredited)
Teresa Mahoney
US Civilian (uncredited)
Alan Mandel
Prisoner of War (uncredited)
Josh Margulies
Brooklyn Pedestrian (uncredited)
Brian Niblett
Theatre Spectator
Nathan Nolan
SHIELD Lieutenant
Martin Poole
Theatre Spectator
Colin Reilly
US Infantry Soldier
Shane Salter
Hydra
Geoff Searle
US Marine (uncredited)
Drew Sherman
HYDRA Soldier (uncredited)
Colin Stinton
New York Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Michael Swan
Dodgers Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Jayme Swiftt
Soldier (uncredited)
Sy Turner
Hydra Soldier (uncredited)
Matt Tyzack
Scientist (uncredited)
Did you know?
Trivia
The comic version of Captain America's shield is most commonly said to be a mixture of Vibranium and Adamantium. Vibranium = the shield's ability to absorb vibrations; Adamantium = the shield's (near) invincibility. However, because Adamantium is part of the X-Men/Wolverine mythos, which film rights are owned by a different studio, the Adamantium part had to be left out of this version.
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Chris Evans and Sebastian Stan are about the same height. A camera trick (not CGI) made Captain America looks much taller than Bucky Barnes.
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Chapter Five of Phase One in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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Goofs
We're told that the shield is "completely vibration absorbent", and this is demonstrated to be true when Peggy shoots it. However, later, through out the film, the shield repeatedly makes clanging noises when things strike it, or it strikes other things. If the shield is "completely vibration absorbent", it shouldn't make any sound at all.
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While Col. Phillips is interrogating Dr. Zola the contents of the dinner (steak, broccoli, and potatoes) change position between shots.
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When Steve Rogers and Dr. Erskine are sitting in the barracks, Dr. Erskine pours a drink for each. Dr. Erskine is at first gripping the bottle around its neck. In the next cut, he is holding the bottle further down around the wider part of the bottle.
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Quotes
Search Team Leader: Are you the guys from Washington?
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Howard Stark: The moment you think you know what's going on in a woman's head is the moment your goose is well and truly cooked .
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General: I thought he'd be taller.
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Faq
Q
What superhuman abilities does Captain America possess?
A
Captain America was created during World War II, using the "Super Soldier" Formula, then being bombarded with Vita Rays. This formula effectively turned Steve Rogers into the perfect human, with abilities beyond those of the best Olympic athlete including Enhanced Strength, Agility and reflexes. However, he does not have "super powers" per se; he has the best strength, agility and reflexes that any human can have without being considered superhuman. His immune system allows him to resist most diseases as well as gives him incredible endurance. For example, his metabolism operates at a rate of 4X the normal human; as a result, his muscles build up lactic acid at an extremely slow rate, allowing him to have almost limitless endurance and operate at peak performance for far longer than any conventional human being. Additionally, the Super Soldier serum has effectively been metabolized into Rogers' body; it is that enhancement that somehow allowed him to be frozen in ice in suspended animation for decades (as opposed to dying from hypothermia) until rescued by the The Avengers. The film version of the treatment also gives him heightened mental acuity; he is able to accurately memorize a map of HYDRA bases after only a few seconds of looking at it during a raid.This movie version uses more the abilities of the "Ultimate" universe Captain America. In which he is super strong and agile, but not to the extent of Spider-man and nowhere near Hulk or Thor. This is demonstrated in the movie when he is easily lifting a motorcycle while three women sit on it for an extended time. That should be between 800 and 900 hundred pounds. Olympic class power lifters can lift around 3.5 times their body weight, with a great amount of exertion. That means a non superhuman Captain America, at peak performance could only lift around 800 pounds under optimal conditions and with a great deal of exertion. If he didn't have some superhuman ability, the movie version could never do this, unless he had some amount of super strength, even with an enhanced metabolism. Perhaps the motorcycle was just fake, made of very light material as a tool to allow the girls to sit on it, and Rogers had to lift barely more than them (which would have constitued an acceptable weight of around 160 kilos). In addition, he is able to leap over a ~10 foot fence while running, clearing it easily. Finally, as his metabolism expells toxic substances very quickly, he can't get drunk.He was trained in nearly every form of unarmed combat as well as gymnastics; as a result he is considered the finest unarmed combatant in the world. He is so formidable that in a recent story when a villain temporarily neutralized Cap's physical enhancements, he took on four guards escorting him who themselves were enhanced with the same treatment and defeats them all within seconds. He also studied military history and strategy extensively, which will establish him as the ideal field leader of his superpowered fellows in the Avengers. He also has his iconic Shield, which is made of a combination of Vibranium and an unnamed metal alloy; although the alloy has been mistakenly identified as Adamantium, Dr. Myron MacClain (the scientist who designed the shield) did not discover Adamantium until years later. The shield is virtually indestructible; additionally, the Vibranium allows the shield to absorb an extreme amount of impact without transferring it through the shield, i.e. Cap gets punched by Hulk and blocks with the shield, he doesn't get a broken arm from the impact. He uses it as a shield, a blunt object, and throws it like a discus which can be angled to ricochet back to him after connecting with its target, or caroming off other objects before hitting its target.
Q
Why does Captain America's shield appear in 'Iron Man 2' if it was frozen with him?
A
When Captain America finally receives his shield, Howard Stark (Tony Stark's father) gives him the choice of many prototypes. In Iron Man 2 (2010), Tony Stark is seen in possession of what appears to be Captain America's shield. However the shield in Iron Man 2 is incomplete and does not look the same as the one in Captain America: The First Avenger. Therefore the shield in Iron Man 2 may have been one of the many prototypes. Another possibility is that a considerable amount of time has passed between finding Captain America in the beginning of this film and the shield appearance in Iron Man and Iron Man 2, thus giving time to Stark to acquire the shield.
Q
What is the artifact that Schmidt uses to power his technology?
A
It is a "cosmic cube," a well-known artifact from the comics, here renamed the "Tesserract." Although Schmidt never realizes this, he has tapped only the tiniest fraction of the device's power. Within the Marvel Universe, a cosmic cube is the embryonic form of a Beyonder, one of a race of immensely powerful beings. Those who understand a cosmic cube's nature (which, fortunately, Schmidt never did) and are mentally strong enough can use it to rewrite reality in whatever way they wish. The Tesseract becomes even more importaint in The Avengers (2012).
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Richard Armitage Derek Luke Natalie Dormer Hayley Atwell Sam Hoare Sophie Colquhoun Katherine Press
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