Ishi: The Last of His Tribe

Ishi: The Last of His Tribe (1978)

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.

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  • Release Date: 1978-12-20
  • Runtime: 1h 40min
  • Director: Robert Ellis Miller

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Cast

  • 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

  • Lois Red Elk

    Grandmother

  • Gregory Cruz

    Timawi as a Teenager

  • Arliene Nofchissey Williams

    Mother

  • Michael Medina

    Ishi as a Boy

  • Patricia Ganera

    Lushi as a Girl

  • Eddie Marquez

    Timawi as a Boy

  • Dennis Dimster

    Tad Fuller

  • Wayne Heffley

    Sheriff Lockhart

  • Peter Brandon

    Dr. Robbins

  • Missy Gold

    Little Girl

  • Jay W. MacIntosh

    Music Hall Singer

  • Ernest D. Paul

    Barton