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Ishi: The Last of His Tribe

40 %|Dec 20, 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.

Featured Crew

Theodora Kroeber Quinn
Novel
Dalton Trumbo
Writer
Robert Ellis Miller
Director
Christopher Trumbo
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Edward Lewis
Executive Producer
Mildred Lewis
Executive Producer
Vicki Niemi
Producer
James F. Sommers
Producer

Cast

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Dennis Weaver
Prof. Benjamin Fuller
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Eloy Casados
Ishi as an Adult
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Devon Ericson
Lushi as a Teenager
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Geno Silva
Elder Uncle
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Joseph Runningfox
Ishi as a Teenager
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Lois Red Elk
Grandmother
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Gregory Cruz
Timawi as a Teenager
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Michael Medina
Ishi as a Boy
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Patricia Ganera
Lushi as a Girl
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Eddie Marquez
Timawi as a Boy
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Dennis Dimster
Tad Fuller
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Wayne Heffley
Sheriff Lockhart
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Peter Brandon
Dr. Robbins
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Missy Gold
Little Girl
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Jay W. MacIntosh
Music Hall Singer