Film
Ishi: The Last of His Tribe
1978 · 1h 40m · TV Movie · Drama
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- 6.8
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Overview
A touching dramatization of a short chapter of American history, tracing the life of the last Yahi Indian from his childhood to his death in 1917 and the story of his friendship with an anthropologist after his discovery in northern California in 1911.
Cast
Dennis Weaver
Prof. Benjamin Fuller
Eloy Casados
Ishi as an Adult
Devon Ericson
Lushi as a Teenager
Joaquín Martínez
Grandfather
Geno Silva
Elder Uncle
Joseph Runningfox
Ishi as a Teenager
Lois Red Elk
Grandmother
Gregory Cruz
Timawi as a Teenager
Arliene Nofchissey Williams
Mother
Michael Medina
Ishi as a Boy
Patricia Ganera
Lushi as a Girl
Eddie Marquez
Timawi as a Boy
Dennis Dimster
Tad Fuller
Wayne Heffley
Sheriff Lockhart
Peter Brandon
Dr. Robbins
Missy Gold
Little Girl
Crew
- Robert Ellis MillerDirector
- Dalton TrumboWriter
- Christopher TrumboWriter
- Theodora Kroeber QuinnNovel
- Vicki NiemiProducer
- James F. SommersProducer
- Mildred LewisExecutive Producer
- Edward LewisExecutive Producer
- Woody OmensDirector of Photography
- Maurice JarreOriginal Music Composer
Details
- Release date
- December 20, 1978
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Genres
- TV Movie, Drama
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