Captain America: The First Avenger
Joe Johnston, 2011
Captain America
Joe Simon, Jack Kirby, 1941
Captain America: The First Avenger is a movie directed by Joe Johnston in 2011 and based on the characters from the comic book Captain America by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, first published in 1941. The movie features Chris Evans, Hugo Weaving, Samuel L. Jackson, Hayley Atwell, Sebastian Stan, Tommy Lee Jones, and others.
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“The movie is better than the comic book”
But the comic book is worth reading.
Book by Elizabeth Rudnick
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Storyline
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.
Movie vs Book
Year
2011
Minutes
124
Movie Rate
6.90
Source: IMDb
Movie
Captain America: The First Avenger
Director: Joe Johnston
Country: USA
Year: 2011
Length: 2h4m
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Year
1941
Pages
528
Book Rate
7.98
S: Goodreads
Comic Book
Captain America
Author: Joe Simon, Jack Kirby
Country: USA
First published in: 1941
Length: 528 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Captain America
Other screen adaptations of the comic book
Movie by Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
User polls & recommendations
“Successful movies based on books are their own thing. Being too faithful can hurt the movie.”
PETER DINKLAGE (Actor)
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