James McAvoy
Charles Xavier
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Jun 3, 2011 · A prequel to the X-Men franchise, this movie shows the origins of Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr, who became Professor X and Magneto. Watch the trailer, see the cast and crew, read user and critic reviews, and find out more about the plot, trivia, and awards.
- (731K)
- Action, Sci-Fi
- Matthew Vaughn
- 2011-06-03
A 2011 superhero film based on the X-Men characters from Marvel Comics, set in 1962 during the Cuban Missile Crisis. It depicts the origin of the X-Men and the Brotherhood of Mutants, and their conflict with the mutant supremacist Sebastian Shaw.
In the early 1960s, during the height of the Cold War, a mutant named Charles Xavier (James McAvoy) meets a fellow mutant named Erik Lehnsherr (Michael Fassbender).
- (299)
- Matthew Vaughn
- PG-13
- James Mcavoy
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Set in the era before Professor Charles Xavier and Erik Lehnsherr became mortal enemies as Professor X and Magneto, respectively, director Matthew Vaughn's X-Men: First Classfollows the two former allies as they lead a powerful team of mutants on a mission to save the planet from nuclear annihilation. Charles and Erik were just young men when it be...
At a German concentration camp in occupied Poland during 1944, young Erik Lehnsherr is separated from his parents by Nazi guards. The child's desperate mind remarkably bends a metal gate until a guard knocks Lehnsherr unconscious (the same footage that's in the first X-Men movie). Scientist Sebastian Shaw, who has observed this through a window, c...
James McAvoy as Charles Xavier/Professor XMichael Fassbender as Erik Lehnsherr/MagnetoRose Byrne as Moira MacTaggertJennifer Lawrence as Raven Darkholme/MystiqueLocations
1. Villa Gesell, Argentina 2. Geneva, Switzerland 3. Oxford, England, United Kingdom 3.1. Oxford University 4. Auschwitz, Poland 4.1. Auschwitz Concentration Camp 5. Moscow, Russia 6. Las Vegas, Nevada 6.1. Hellfire Club 7. Westchester, New York 7.1. X-Mansion 7.1.1. Danger Room 8. Langley, Virginia 8.1. CIA Headquarters 9. Arlington, Virginia 9.1. Pentagon 10. Richmond, Virginia 11. Bay of Pigs, Cuba 12. Covert CIA Research Base 13. Miami, Florida 14. Marv's Beer 15. Turkey (mentioned)
Items
1. Magneto's Helmet 2. Magneto's Costume 3. Cerebro 4. Havok's Containment Unit 5. X-Uniforms
Organizations
1. Brotherhood of Mutants 2. Division X 3. Hellfire Club 4. Central Intelligence Agency 5. United States Armed Forces 6. X-Men
X-Men: First Class on WikipediaX-Men: First Class on IMDbLearn how Professor X and Magneto met and became friends and enemies in the 1960s, and how they recruited other mutants to stop a nuclear threat. See the full plot summary, cast and crew, trivia, and user reviews of X-Men: First Class on IMDb.
Jun 3, 2011 · First Class tells the origin story of Xavier, Magneto, and the X-Men with a 1960s setting and inexperienced young heroes. These raw and unrefined portrayals of Magneto and Xavier shined the characters in a fascinating new light.
Feb 10, 2011 · Watch the trailer of the 2011 prequel to the X-Men saga, featuring young Charles Xavier and Erik Lehnsherr as friends and mutants. Learn how they became enemies and founded their respective teams, the X-Men and the Brotherhood.
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- X-Men Movies
