Movie

Ishi: The Last of His Tribe

★ 7/10 · 2 votes 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.

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