CinemaOSMovie · 1957 · 1h 13m · NR
Beginning of the End

New thrills! New shocks! New terror!

40%(41)IMDbHorrorScience Fiction

An attractive reporter investigating the mysterious destruction of an Illinois town stumbles upon a secret government laboratory conducting radiation experiments on vegetables. The lead scientist is eager to help find out what happened. Together they discover that giant grasshoppers are behind the devastation. Worse yet, thousands of them are headed toward Chicago! Can they be stopped... or is this the BEGINNING OF THE END?

Directed byBert I. Gordon

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 13m
Language
EN
Released
June 28, 1957
Studios
AB-PT Pictures Corp.

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Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Peter Graves

Peter Graves

Dr. Ed Wainwright

Peggie Castle

Peggie Castle

Audrey Aimes

Morris Ankrum

Morris Ankrum

Gen. John Hanson

Than Wyenn

Than Wyenn

Frank Johnson

Thomas Browne Henry

Thomas Browne Henry

Col. Tom Sturgeon

Richard Benedict

Richard Benedict

Cpl. Mathias

James Seay

James Seay

Capt. James Barton

John Close

Maj. Everett

Don C. Harvey

Don C. Harvey

State Police Car 254 Officer

Larry J. Blake

Larry J. Blake

Roadblock Sergeant

Creative team
Directed by
Bert I. Gordon
Bert I. Gordon
Written by
Lester Gorn
Fred Freiberger
Fred Freiberger
Produced by
Bert I. Gordon
Bert I. Gordon

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