Ishi: The Last of His Tribe

1978

Drama
TV Movie

Robert Ellis Miller
1h 40m
December 20, 1978 · United States of America

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.

Details

Status: Released
Release date: December 20, 1978
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Cast: Arliene Nofchissey Williams,Eloy Casados,Michael Medina,Eddie Marquez,Ernest D. Paul,Geno Silva,Patricia Ganera,Joseph Runningfox,Joaquín Martínez,Wayne Heffleyand 8 more
Director: Robert Ellis Miller
Writer: Theodora Kroeber Quinn,Christopher Trumbo,Dalton Trumbo
Producer: Vicki Niemi,Mildred Lewis,James F. Sommers,Edward Lewis
Cinematography: Woody Omens
Music: Maurice Jarre
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
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