Ishi: The Last of His Tribe (1978)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 1978-12-20
Runtime: 100 minutes
Director: Robert Ellis Miller
Top Cast
- Dennis Weaver as Prof. Benjamin Fuller
- Eloy Casados as Ishi as an Adult
- Devon Ericson as Lushi as a Teenager
- Joaquín Martínez as Grandfather
- Geno Silva as Elder Uncle
- Joseph Runningfox as Ishi as a Teenager
- Lois Red Elk as Grandmother
- Gregory Cruz as Timawi as a Teenager
- Arliene Nofchissey Williams as Mother
- Michael Medina as Ishi as a Boy
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