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Whatever happened to...
Every time i start to wonder "whatever happened to Jon Voight?..."I discover another gem like The Last Of His Tribe. Graham Greene (one of my all-time favorite actors) connects with his usual manly grace with Jon to make for a very convincing performance. This is a "period" video...1911...and the set design, costuming and language are all very well done.

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excellent on many levels
This movie is a must see for many reasons, primarily because it documents the very end of the ~15,000 year legacy of free Native Americans on this continent: "Ishi," the last Yahi and free ranging Native American is forced by circumstance to enter modern civilization in the early 20th Century in California. The historical significance alone makes it worth seeing.

Beyond that, Graham Greene and Jon Voight give outstanding and moving performances. Greene (who is always excellent - Clearcut, Thunderheart, Dances With Wolves, etc.) as Ishi, and Voight as the genius anthropologist who takes him in.

Voight's character is a pure scientist through and through who finds it difficult to get emotionally involved with much of anything. He prefers to look at the world in terms of evidence and hard data. He is distant as his wife is dying, and Ishi tells him (paraphrasing) 'you put me in your book, but not in your heart.'

That's why it's so moving at the end when Voight's character finally mourns the loss of Ishi so heavily. Highly recommended.

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Heart Wrenching!
I read the book, but the movie really brings home what the story meant. Truly amazing and heart wrenching - you will cry for Ishi, you will cry for all the Native Americans. Truly a must see! You will not be disappointed. Greene does another remarkable job!