Ishi: The Last of His Tribe 1978

Ishi: The Last of His Tribe

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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.

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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

Release Date 1978-12-20
Runtime 1h 40m
Directors Robert Ellis Miller, Woody Omens
Producers Edward Lewis, Mildred Lewis, Vicki Niemi, James F. Sommers
Writers Christopher Trumbo, Theodora Kroeber Quinn, Dalton Trumbo