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Beginning of the End (1957)

NR · 1957-06-28 · 1h 13m · EN
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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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Peter GravesPeter GravesDr. Ed WainwrightPeggie CastlePeggie CastleAudrey AimesMorris AnkrumMorris AnkrumGen. John HansonThomas Browne HenryThomas Browne HenryCol. Tom SturgeonJames SeayJames SeayCapt. James BartonThan WyennThan WyennFrank JohnsonJohn CloseJohn CloseMaj. EverettRichard BenedictRichard BenedictCpl. MathiasDon C. HarveyDon C. HarveyState Police Car 254 OfficerDouglas EvansDouglas EvansEditor Norman TaggartHyllton SocherHyllton SocherFrank, grainary platoon soldierRayford BarnesRayford BarnesChuck, granary platoon soldier

Keywords

MilitaryChicago, illinoisGrasshopperEvacuationDeaf-muteRadiationGiant insectMan eating monsterWoman reporterLocustScientist heroHigh frequency soundGiant grasshopper

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Genre affinityHorror · Science FictionTheme affinityMilitary · Chicago Illinois · GrasshopperPacingShortDirector preference301675Actor preference204291 · 290394 · 301674Country preferenceUs

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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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Beginning of the End has a runtime of 73 minutes.

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