Captain America: The Winter Soldier is a 2014 American
superhero film featuring the
Marvel Comics character
Captain America, produced by
Marvel Studios and distributed by
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is the sequel to 2011's
Captain America: The First Avenger and
the ninth film in the
Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The film was directed by
Anthony and Joe Russo, with a screenplay by
Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely, who had also worked in
The First Avenger. It stars
Chris Evans as Captain America, leading an
ensemble cast that includes
Scarlett Johansson,
Sebastian Stan,
Anthony Mackie,
Cobie Smulders,
Frank Grillo,
Emily VanCamp,
Hayley Atwell,
Robert Redford, and
Samuel L. Jackson. In
Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Captain America,
Black Widow, and
Falcon join forces to uncover a conspiracy within
S.H.I.E.L.D. while facing a mysterious assassin known as the
Winter Soldier.