Ishi: The Last of His Tribe

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Ishi: The Last of His Tribe
Directed by Robert Ellis Miller
Written by Theodora Kroeber (book)
Christopher Trumbo (screenplay)
Dalton Trumbo (screenplay)
Produced by Edward Lewis (executive p.)
Mildred Lewis (executive p.)
Vicki Niemi
James F. Sommers
Starring Eloy Casados
Distributed byNBC
Release date
  • 1978 (1978)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Ishi in 1914 Ishi 1914.jpg
Ishi in 1914

Ishi: The Last of His Tribe (1978) is a made-for-television biopic based on the book Ishi in Two Worlds by Theodora Kroeber. The book relates the experiences of her husband Alfred L. Kroeber, who made friends with Ishi, thought to be the last of his people, the Yahi tribe. [1]

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The telecast aired first on NBC on December 20, 1978.

The film was written by Christopher Trumbo and his father, Dalton Trumbo, [2] and directed by Robert Ellis Miller. [3]

Eloy Casados played the title role.

Cast

References

  1. ↑ O'Connor, John J. (December 20, 1978). "TV: 'Ishi,' a Chronicle Of the Yahi Indian Tribe". New York Times. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Local Screenwriter Dies". Ventura Breeze. 2011-01-20. Archived from the original on 2013-01-02. Retrieved 2011-01-26.
  3. ↑ "Robert Ellis Miller". IMDb. Retrieved December 15, 2011.
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