Beginning of the End

Name: Beginning of the End
Director: Bert I. Gordon
Genre: Horror, Science Fiction
Released: 1957-06-28
Duration: 1 h 13 min
Rating: 3.976
Cast: Peter Graves, Peggie Castle, Morris Ankrum, Than Wyenn, Thomas Browne Henry

“New thrills! New shocks! New terror!”

1957

1h 13m

Horror Science Fiction

Director: Bert I. Gordon

Writers: Lester Gorn, Fred Freiberger

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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?