Ishi: The Last of His Tribe (1978)
TV Movie
Drama
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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
Prof. Benjamin Fulle...
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
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Lois Red Elk
Grandmother
Gregory Cruz
Timawi as a Teenager
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Arliene Nofchissey Williams
Mother
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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
Wayne Heffley
Sheriff Lockhart
Peter Brandon
Dr. Robbins