Movie Description
Ishi: The Last of His Tribe
(1978)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Robert Ellis Miller
- Producer : Vicki Niemi,James F. Sommers
- Writer : Dalton Trumbo,Christopher Trumbo
- Editor : Harold Wilner,Argyle Nelson Jr.
- Cast : Dennis Weaver,Eloy Casados,Devon Ericson,Joaquín Martínez,Geno Silva,Joseph Runningfox,Lois Red Elk,Gregory Cruz,Arliene Nofchissey Williams,Michael Medina,Patricia Ganera,Eddie Marquez,Dennis Dimster,Wayne Heffley,Peter Brandon,Missy Gold,Jay W. MacIntosh,Ernest D. Paul
Cast
Prof. Benjamin Fuller
Ishi as an Adult
Lushi as a Teenager
Grandfather
Elder Uncle
Ishi as a Teenager
Grandmother
Timawi as a Teenager
Mother
Ishi as a Boy
Lushi as a Girl
Timawi as a Boy
Tad Fuller
Sheriff Lockhart
Dr. Robbins
Little Girl
Music Hall Singer
Barton
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Facts
Original TitleIshi: The Last of His Tribe
Status Released
Release Information
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1978-12-20
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 40m
Genres
- TV Movie
- Drama
