Ishi: The Last of His Tribe
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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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Released
Original Language
en
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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
Lois Red Elk
Grandmother
Gregory Cruz
Timawi as a Teenager
Arliene Nofchissey Williams
Mother
Michael Medina
Ishi as a Boy
Patricia Ganera
Lushi as a Girl
Eddie Marquez
Timawi as a Boy
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Dalton Trumbo
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Christopher Trumbo
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Robert Ellis Miller
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Vicki Niemi
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Edward Lewis
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Mildred Lewis
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Woody Omens
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James F. Sommers
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Maurice Jarre
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