Ishi: The Last of His Tribe (1978)
1978 · 1h 40m · TV Movie, Drama
Genres: TV Movie, Drama
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.
Director: Robert Ellis Miller
Writers: Dalton Trumbo, Theodora Kroeber Quinn, Christopher Trumbo
Music by: Maurice Jarre
Cinematography: Woody Omens
Editor: Harold Wilner, Argyle Nelson Jr.
Cast
Dennis Weaver as Prof. Benjamin FullerEloy Casados as Ishi as an AdultDevon Ericson as Lushi as a TeenagerJoaquín Martínez as GrandfatherGeno Silva as Elder UncleJoseph Runningfox as Ishi as a TeenagerLois Red Elk as GrandmotherGregory Cruz as Timawi as a TeenagerArliene Nofchissey Williams as MotherMichael Medina as Ishi as a BoyPatricia Ganera as Lushi as a GirlEddie Marquez as Timawi as a BoyMore like this
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