Captain America is the 1979 live-action CBS made-for-tv movie based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. It is the first film in the Captain America TV film series.
Reb Brown stars as Steve Rogers, a man whose father was a patriotic war hero that was nicknamed "Captain America."
After an attempt on his life leaves him gravely injured, Rogers is administered the FLAG serum, a steroid protocol developed by his father, which gives him super-human strength and reflexes. Rogers and his new ally Dr. Simon Mills (Len Birman) develop the costume and persona of Captain America.
Rad Holcomb directed the movie from a script by Dan Ingalls.
The movie was followed by Captain America II: Death Too Soon.
