The Last of His Tribe
The Last of His Tribe is a 1992 American made-for-television drama film based on the book Ishi in Two Worlds by Theodora Kroeber which 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. Jon Voight stars as Kroeber and Graham Greene as Ishi. Harry Hook directed the film.
Plot
The movie is based on the real experiences of a Native American, Ishi, as he tries to adjust to a 20th-century society that is foreign to him.Cast
- Jon Voight as Professor Alfred Kroeber
- Graham Greene as Ishi
- David Ogden Stiers as Saxton Pope
- Jack Blessing as Tom Waterman
- Anne Archer as Henriette Kroeber
- Daniel Benzali as Mr. Whitney