Ishi: The Last of His Tribe
Ishi: The Last of His Tribe
Release: 1978-12-20
·Runtime: 100m
·★ 4.0
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
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
Gregory Cruz
as Timawi as a Teenager
Wayne Heffley
as Sheriff Lockhart
Peter Brandon
as Dr. Robbins
Missy Gold
as Little Girl
Jay W. MacIntosh
as Music Hall Singer
