The Last of His Tribe | |
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Genre | Drama Romance |
Written by | Stephen Harrigan |
Directed by | Harry Hook |
Starring | Jon Voight Graham Greene |
Music by | John E. Keane |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producers | John Levoff Robert Lovenheim Barbara Bloom (co-producer) |
Production locations | Modesto, California San Francisco Bellingham, Washington Oakland, California Red Hills Ranch, Sonora, California Sacramento, California |
Cinematography | Martin Fuhrer |
Editor | Bill Yahraus |
Running time | 91 minutes |
Production companies | HBO Pictures River City Productions |
Original release | |
Network | HBO |
Release | March 28, 1992 |
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.[1] Harry Hook directed the film.[2]
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.[3]
The railroad scenes were filmed on the Sierra Railroad in Tuolumne County, California.[4]
For his performance, Jon Voight was nominated for the 1992 Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film.