United States / Jun 28, 1957 / NR / Distributed by Republic Pictures Corp.
Overall average
5.0/10
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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?
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| John Close | Maj. Everett |
| Don C. Harvey | State Police Car 254 Officer |
| Larry J. Blake | Roadblock Sergeant |
| Eilene Janssen | William's Date |
| Hylton Socher | Frank, grainary platoon soldier |
| Frank Wilcox | Gen. Short |
| Douglas Evans | Editor Norman Taggart |
| Paul Grant | William Summerfield, teen boy |
| Richard Emory | Lieutenant |
| Hank Patterson | Dave |
| Steve Warren | Observation Post #3 Soldier |
| Frank Connor | Observation Post #1 Soldier |
| Don Eitner | Observation Post #2 Soldier |
| Rayford Barnes | Chuck, granary platoon soldier |
| Kirk Alyn | Bomber Pilot |
| Bill Baldwin | TV Announcer (uncredited) |
| Frank Chase | Helicopter Pilot (uncredited) |
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| Joe Cranston | Soldier (uncredited) |
| Patricia Dean | Red Cross Representative |
| James Douglas | Army Sentry (uncredited) |
| Paul Frees | Helicopter Pilot (voice) |
| Lyle Latell | Police Lt. MacKenzie (uncredited) |
| Dennis Moore | Police Dispatcher KLP646 |
| Zon Murray | Roadblock Sentry Confiscating Camera |
| Alan Reynolds | Agricultural Agent |
| Ralph Sanford | Man with Red Cross Representative [extra] |
| Bert Stevens | Col. Hill [bit] |
| Alan Wells | Headquarters Sergeant |
Genres
HorrorScience Fiction
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Beginning of the End |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | AB-PT Pictures Corp. |
| Release date | 28 giugno 1957 |
| Production | Bert I. Gordon |
| Writer | Lester Gorn, Fred Freiberger |
| Editing | Aaron Stell |
| Cinematography | Jack A. Marta, Nels Mathias |
| Assistant directors | Wilson Shyer, Melville Shyer, Bert I. Gordon |
| Lighting | Austin Herrick |
| Camera operators | Jack A. Marta, Nels Mathias |
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| Additional photography | Jack A. Marta, Nels Mathias |
| Production design | Walter E. Keller, George Milo, James Harris |
| Art direction | Walter E. Keller, George Milo, James Harris |
| Set decoration | George Milo, Walter E. Keller, James Harris |
| Special effects | Bert I. Gordon |
| Music | Albert Glasser, Richard E. Tyler, Morris J. McNaughton, Douglas Stewart, George J. Eppich |
| Sound | Albert Glasser, Richard E. Tyler, Morris J. McNaughton, Douglas Stewart, George J. Eppich |
| Costume design | Steve Drumm |
| Makeup | Steve Drumm |
| Hairstyling | Steve Drumm |
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