Beginning of the End

Beginning of the End

Beginning of the End

New thrills! New shocks! New terror!

Jun 28, 1957 · 1h 13m · Horror, Science Fiction

⭐ 3.8· 37 votes

Director Bert I. Gordon

Writer Fred Freiberger

Where to Watch

Loading local availability...

Overview

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?

Trailer

Photos

Movie still

Movie still

Movie still

Movie still

Movie still

Cast

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

Eilene Janssen

Eilene Janssen

William's Date

Hylton Socher

Hylton Socher

Frank, grainary platoon soldier

Frank Wilcox

Frank Wilcox

Gen. Short

Douglas Evans

Douglas Evans

Editor Norman Taggart

Paul Grant

Paul Grant

William Summerfield, teen boy