Flap (distributed in Britain as The Last Warrior) is a 1970 American Western film directed by Carol Reed and starring Anthony Quinn, Claude Akins and Shelley Winters.
Spillage of a box of "Indian dolls" intended for sale as tourist souvenirs results in a ticket from Rafferty leading to the introduction of Flap's lawyer, Wounded Bear Mr. Smith.
Rather than law books, Wounded Bear's office is filled with ridiculous stacks of parchments, eventually shown to represent the many treaty promises made to the tribe.
[3] Richard Harris (A Man Called Horse, 1970) was originally cast as Flapping Eagle, but withdrew from the production over creative differences, and was replaced by Anthony Quinn.
When wearing his full U.S. Army dress uniform in the final scenes, Flap also wore a coup feather, such as was awarded to some tribal members upon return from wartime service in the U.S. Military.
[9] A group of Native Americans who were surveyed about the film in the Democrat and Chronicle newspaper of Rochester, New York said that "this picture made a joke of Indian rights.