Beginning of the End
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“New thrills! New shocks! New terror!”
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?
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Cast
35 people
Peter Graves
Dr. Ed Wainwright
Known for
Airplane!
Mission: Impossible
Peggie Castle
Audrey Aimes
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99 River Street
Morris Ankrum
Gen. John Hanson
Known for
In a Lonely Place
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
Than Wyenn
Frank Johnson
Known for
The Sign of Zorro
Thomas Browne Henry
Col. Tom Sturgeon
Known for
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
20 Million Miles to Earth
Richard Benedict
Cpl. Mathias
Known for
Ace in the Hole
Ocean's Eleven
James Seay
Capt. James Barton
Known for
Killers from Space
Vera Cruz
John Close
Maj. Everett
Known for
The Monster That Challenged the World
Don C. Harvey
State Police Car 254 Officer
Known for
Buchanan Rides Alone
Larry J. Blake
Roadblock Sergeant
Known for
Sunset Boulevard
Demon Seed
Eilene Janssen
William's Date
Known for
The Boy with Green Hair
Hylton Socher
Frank, grainary platoon soldier
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Bert I. Gordon Director · Fred Freiberger Screenplay Lester Gorn Screenplay
United States release June 28, 1957 · Produced in United States
Production
AB-PT Pictures Corp.
Production
United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · June 28, 1957
Theatrical · Distributed by Republic Pictures Corp.
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