Nazis in Fiction: Bedknobs and Broomsticks, Before the Fall, Captain America

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General Books, 2013 - 70 pages
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 69. Chapters: Bedknobs and Broomsticks, Before the Fall, Captain America: The First Avenger, Confusions of a Nutzy Spy, Deaths-Head Revisited, Every Man Dies Alone, German Guy, Hogan's Heroes, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Inglourious Basterds, Iron Sky, Iron Sky: Invasion, Nazis at the Center of the Earth, Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Road to Germany, Surf Nazis Must Die, Tarzan Triumphs, The Rocketeer (film), Tribunal (The Outer Limits), Twilight Zone: The Movie, Ultimate Avengers, Wild About Harry (novel), Wonder Woman (TV series). Excerpt: Captain America: The First Avenger is a 2011 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Captain America. It is the fifth installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The film was directed by Joe Johnston, written by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, and stars Chris Evans, Tommy Lee Jones, Hugo Weaving, Hayley Atwell, Sebastian Stan, Dominic Cooper, Neal McDonough, Derek Luke, and Stanley Tucci. It was distributed by Paramount Pictures. Predominantly set during World War II, the film tells the story of Steve Rogers, a sickly man from Brooklyn who is 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 device called a "Tesseract" as an energy-source for world domination. Captain America: The First Avenger began as a concept in 1997 and was scheduled for distribution by Artisan Entertainment. However, a lawsuit, not settled until September 2003, disrupted the project. In 2005, Marvel Studios received a loan from Merrill Lynch, and planned to finance and release it through Paramount Pictures. Directors Jon Favreau and Louis Leterrier were interested in directing the project before...

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