Ishi: The Last of His Tribe (1978)
Overview
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
Gregory Cruz
Timawi as a Teenager
Wayne Heffley
Sheriff Lockhart
Peter Brandon
Dr. Robbins
Missy Gold
Little Girl
Jay W. MacIntosh
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