Ishi: The Last of His Tribe (1978)

7.0 December 20, 1978 1h 40m Released
TV MovieDrama

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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Cast

  • Dennis Weaver

    Dennis Weaver

    Prof. Benjamin Fuller

  • Eloy Casados

    Eloy Casados

    Ishi as an Adult

  • Devon Ericson

    Devon Ericson

    Lushi as a Teenager

  • Joaquín Martínez

    Joaquín Martínez

    Grandfather

  • Geno Silva

    Geno Silva

    Elder Uncle

  • Joseph Runningfox

    Joseph Runningfox

    Ishi as a Teenager

  • Lois Red Elk

    Lois Red Elk

    Grandmother

  • Gregory Cruz

    Gregory Cruz

    Timawi as a Teenager

  • Arliene Nofchissey Williams

    Arliene Nofchissey Williams

    Mother

  • Michael Medina

    Michael Medina

    Ishi as a Boy

  • Patricia Ganera

    Patricia Ganera

    Lushi as a Girl

  • Eddie Marquez

    Eddie Marquez

    Timawi as a Boy

  • Dennis Dimster

    Dennis Dimster

    Tad Fuller

  • Wayne Heffley

    Wayne Heffley

    Sheriff Lockhart

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