Ishi: The Last of His Tribe (1978)
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.
Director: Robert Ellis Miller
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Dennis Weaver as Prof. Benjamin Fuller |
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Eloy Casados as Ishi as an Adult |
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Devon Ericson as Lushi as a Teenager |
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Joaquín Martínez as Grandfather |
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Geno Silva as Elder Uncle |
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Joseph Runningfox as Ishi as a Teenager |
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Lois Red Elk as Grandmother |
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Gregory Cruz as Timawi as a Teenager |
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Arliene Nofchissey Williams as Mother |
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Michael Medina as Ishi as a Boy |
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Patricia Ganera as Lushi as a Girl |
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Eddie Marquez as Timawi as a Boy |
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Dennis Dimster as Tad Fuller |
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Wayne Heffley as Sheriff Lockhart |
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Peter Brandon as Dr. Robbins |
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Missy Gold as Little Girl |
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Jay W. MacIntosh as Music Hall Singer |
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Ernest D. Paul as Barton |
| Writing | Dalton Trumbo | Writer |
| Writing | Theodora Kroeber Quinn | Novel |
| Directing | Robert Ellis Miller | Director |
| Writing | Christopher Trumbo | Writer |
| Production | Mildred Lewis | Executive Producer |
| Production | Vicki Niemi | Producer |
| Production | Edward Lewis | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Maurice Jarre | Music |
| Camera | Woody Omens | Director of Photography |
| Production | James F. Sommers | Producer |
| Editing | Harold Wilner | Editor |
| Art | Mort Rabinowitz | Production Design |
| Editing | Argyle Nelson Jr. | Editor |
| Production | Lynn Stalmaster | Casting |
| Sound | Maurice Jarre | Original Music Composer |