Ishi: The Last of His Tribe
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.
Top Billed 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
Featured Crew
Dalton Trumbo
Writer
Theodora Kroeber Quinn
Novel
Christopher Trumbo
Writer
Robert Ellis Miller
Director
Vicki Niemi
Producer
Edward Lewis
Executive Producer
Mildred Lewis
Executive Producer
Harold Wilner
Editor
Woody Omens
Director of Photography
Maurice Jarre
Music
James F. Sommers
Producer
Argyle Nelson Jr.
Editor