Beginning of the End

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NR,1hr 13min

Genres:

Horror,Sci-Fi

Released:

June 28, 1957

Distributor:

Republic Pictures (I)

Starring:

Peter Graves, Peggie Castle, Morris Ankrum ... More

Synopsis: Produced by Bert I. Gordon, The Beginning of the End is a menacing onslaught of giant-sized grasshoppers. Department of Agriculture functionary Dr. Ed Wainwright (Peter Graves) and photojournalist Audrey Aimes (Peggie Castle) discover that the huge grasshoppers are the product of a experiment in radioactivity gone awry. Before the Army can neutralize the green monstrosities, Chicago has been besieged by the ravenous insects. Beginning of the End was one of two horror films produced by American Broadcasting-Paramount ... Full Synopsis

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	Craig Butler, AMG Review Those with a weakness for giant monster movies will relish Beginning of the End, one of the most ludicrous of these films (and therefore, in a perverse way, one of the most enjoyable). It's not a good film, although one must admire Peter Graves for being able to turn in a pretty good performance despite a script that hands him impossible dialogue and a character that is only slightly thicker than cardboard. ... Read Review

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	Peter Graves Ed Wainwright Peggie Castle Audrey Aimes Morris Ankrum Lt. Gen. Arthur Hanson Richard Benedict Cpl. Jim Mathias

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