Beginning of the End (1957)

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Beginning of the End
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StarringPeter GravesPeggie CastleMorris Ankrum
DirectorBert I. Gordon
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NR 1 hr 13 minJun 28th, 1957Horror, Science Fiction
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Plot
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?

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:June 28th, 1957
On DVD & Blu-ray:March 25th, 2003 - Buy DVD
Original Language:English
Production Companies:AB-PT Pictures Corp.
Beginning of the End on the Web:WikiData
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The First Full-Length Sci-Fi Thriller with Creatures

Taglines: The screen's first full-length science-fiction thriller with real live creatures!
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Inventing a New Word for Size

Taglines: So Big...we had to coin a new word for it...NEWMENDOUS!
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