Summary In 1911 in Northern California, a rancher found a naked, unconscious Indian, near death, lying in his horse corral. After he was revived and brought back to health, it was eventually discovered that the Indian, named Ishi, was the last surviving member of a small tribe called the Yahi, which had been decimated by disease, starvation and clashes with other tribes high in the mountains, and was so reclusive that hardly anyone, white or Indian, had ever even heard of them. Ishi was studied and eventually befriended by a San Francisco anthropologist, who wrote a book about him, upon which this film was based. View more details
Directed : Robert Ellis Miller
Written : Dalton Trumbo Christopher Trumbo Theodora Kroeber Quinn
Stars : Dennis Weaver Devon Ericson Joaquín Martínez Eloy Casados
Genres : Drama
Release date : Dec 19, 1978
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English
Filming locations : California, USA
Production companies : Edward & Mildred Lewis Productions
Summary In 1911 in Northern California, a rancher found a naked, unconscious Indian, near death, lying in his horse corral. After he was revived and brought back to health, it was eventually discovered that the Indian, named Ishi, was the last surviving member of a small tribe called the Yahi, which had been decimated by disease, starvation and clashes with other tribes high in the mountains, and was so reclusive that hardly anyone, white or Indian, had ever even heard of them. Ishi was studied and eventually befriended by a San Francisco anthropologist, who wrote a book about him, upon which this film was based. View more details
Genres : Drama
Release date : Dec 19, 1978
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English
Filming locations : California, USA
Production companies : Edward & Mildred Lewis Productions
