Beginning of the End

MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

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 Theatres; the other was The Unearthly (1957). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

DVD FEATURES:

• Region: 1
• Number of Discs: 1
• Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1 (Vistavision)
• Audio: Dolby Digital Stereo
• Screen: Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV, Black and White
• Features:
  • • New digital widescreen transfer
    • Audio commentary by Susan Gordon
    • Still gallery

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Director:

  Bert I. Gordon

• Producer:

  Bert I. Gordon

• Screenwriter:

  Lester Gorn, Fred Freiberger

• Cinematographer:

  Jack A. Marta

• Composer (Music Score):

  Albert Glasser

• Editor:

  Aaron Stell

• Art Director:

  Walter E. Keller

• Sound/Sound Designer:

  Richard Tyler

• Special Effects:

  Bert I. Gordon, Flora Gordon