The last of his tribe / HBO Pictures presents ; a River City production ; a Harry Hook film ; produced by John Levoff and Robert Lovenheim ; written by Stephen Harrigan ; directed by Harry Hook.

A dramatization of the biography of Ishi, a lone survivor of California's Yahi tribe of Native-Americans. The story begins with Ishi's capture by ranchers, his early encounters with the academics who wish to study him, and the slow unveiling of his past to Dr. Alfred Kroeber, an anthropologist who i...

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Corporate Authors:	HBO Pictures, River City (Firm), HBO Video (Firm)
Other Authors:	Hook, Harry, Levoff, John, Lovenheim, Robert, Harrigan, Stephen, 1948-, Voight, Jon, 1938-, Greene, Graham, 1952-, Stiers, David Ogden, Archer, Anne, Blessing, Jack
Language:	English Spanish
Language of the Original:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	In English or dubbed Spanish. Closed-captioned.
Published:	[United States] : HBO Video, 2004.
Series:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:	Ishi, > -1916 > Drama. Yana people > Drama. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Films for the hearing impaired.
Genre:	Drama. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Films for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Video DVD