Beginning of the End
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Beginning of the End is a 1957 American science fiction film featuring giant irradiated grasshoppers attacking Chicago, directed by cult filmmaker Bert I. Gordon.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Beginning of the End canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6416796 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Beginning of the End Context triple: [Bert I. Gordon, notableWork, Beginning of the End]
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A.
End of Days
"End of Days" is the explosive season one finale of the British sci-fi series Torchwood, in which the team faces catastrophic temporal disruptions and personal reckonings.
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B.
End of Days
End of Days is a 1999 supernatural action-horror film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as a former cop who must protect a young woman from Satan on the eve of the new millennium.
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C.
End of the World
"End of the World" is the 1968 debut studio album by Greek progressive rock band Aphrodite's Child, known for its psychedelic sound and melancholic title track.
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D.
Apocalypse
Apocalypse is a powerful and ancient mutant supervillain in the X-Men universe, often portrayed as one of the team's most formidable and apocalyptic adversaries.
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E.
Apocalypse
Apocalypse is the 2012 studio album by American singer-songwriter Bill Callahan, noted for its sparse arrangements and reflective, narrative-driven lyrics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Beginning of the End Target entity description: Beginning of the End is a 1957 American science fiction film featuring giant irradiated grasshoppers attacking Chicago, directed by cult filmmaker Bert I. Gordon.
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A.
End of Days
"End of Days" is the explosive season one finale of the British sci-fi series Torchwood, in which the team faces catastrophic temporal disruptions and personal reckonings.
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B.
End of Days
End of Days is a 1999 supernatural action-horror film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as a former cop who must protect a young woman from Satan on the eve of the new millennium.
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C.
End of the World
"End of the World" is the 1968 debut studio album by Greek progressive rock band Aphrodite's Child, known for its psychedelic sound and melancholic title track.
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D.
Apocalypse
Apocalypse is a 1974 jazz fusion album by the Mahavishnu Orchestra, notable for its orchestral arrangements and collaboration with conductor Michael Tilson Thomas and the London Symphony Orchestra.
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E.
Apocalypse
Apocalypse is a powerful and ancient mutant supervillain in the X-Men universe, often portrayed as one of the team's most formidable and apocalyptic adversaries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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science fiction film ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay ⓘ |
| characterRole |
Morris Ankrum as General John Hanson
NERFINISHED
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Peggie Castle as Audrey Aimes NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Graves as Dr. Ed Wainwright NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Jack A. Marta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | black-and-white ⓘ |
| composer | Albert Glasser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| director | Bert I. Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| directorDescribedAs | cult filmmaker ⓘ |
| distributor | Republic Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Aaron Stell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredOn | Mystery Science Theater 3000 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingTechnique | live action ⓘ |
| genre |
giant monster film
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monster film ⓘ science fiction film ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
James Seay
NERFINISHED
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Morris Ankrum NERFINISHED ⓘ Peggie Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Graves NERFINISHED ⓘ Than Wyenn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| hasMarketingTagline | New horrors! Mad science spawns giant killer insects! ⓘ |
| hasWikipediaPage | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beginning_of_the_End ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
giant irradiated grasshoppers
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nuclear radiation ⓘ |
| medium | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | feature film ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depicting giant grasshoppers attacking Chicago
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use of real grasshoppers composited over city photographs ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | 1950s American nuclear monster cycle ⓘ |
| producer | Bert I. Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | AB-PT Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rating | Not Rated (original theatrical release) ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1957-06-28 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1957 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 73 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Bert I. Gordon
NERFINISHED
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Fred Freiberger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInLocation |
Chicago
NERFINISHED
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Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1950s ⓘ |
| title | Beginning of the End NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Beginning of the End Description of subject: Beginning of the End is a 1957 American science fiction film featuring giant irradiated grasshoppers attacking Chicago, directed by cult filmmaker Bert I. Gordon.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.