Flap (1970): Cast & Plot
Flap is a 1970 comedy western directed by Carol Reed, starring Anthony Quinn as Flapping Eagle, Shelley Winters and Victor French. It runs 1 hour 46 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 46m (106 min)
- Director
- Carol Reed
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Cine Vesta Associates
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Flap About?
The premise of Flap without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
A warning to the mayor: FLAP is coming! The Indians have already claimed Alcatraz, and City Hall could be next. This comedy satirizes the challenges faced by contemporary Native Americans living on reservations, blending humor with social commentary.
Flap Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- deception
- navajo indian
- navajo reservation
- arizona desert
- mexican actor playing american character
- racism
- racial slur
- nickname in title
- screenplay adapted by author
- traffic ticket
- explosion
- construction site
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- bulldozer
- indian burial ground
- digging up a grave
- punched in the face
- payphone
- punching a police officer
- horseback riding
- boxcar
- helicopter
- helicopter crash
- smoke signal
- protest
- drinking whisky from a bottle
- treaty
- uprising
- whiskey
- sweetheart
- rodeo
- fugitive
- bordello
- native american
- violation
- train
- television reporter
- storekeeper
- rebellion
- train track
- phoenix arizona
- newspaper reporter
- indian reservation
- heart attack
- foreman
- killing a dog
- district attorney
- civil rights
- arizona
- ambush
- 1960s
Flap Cast & Characters
Anthony Quinn leads the cast as Flapping Eagle, with Shelley Winters as Dorothy Bluebell and Victor French as Sgt. Rafferty (Sheriff's Dept.). Directed by Carol Reed; 13 actors are credited in all.
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Director Carol Reed
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Anthony Quinn as Flapping Eagle -
Shelley Winters as Dorothy Bluebell - Victor French as Sgt. Rafferty (Sheriff's Dept.)
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Victor Jory as Wounded Bear Mr. Smith (Attorney at Law)
Also Starring in Flap
· 9 more- Claude Akins Lobo Jackson
- Anthony Caruso Silver Dollar (Tribal Chief)
- Rodolfo Acosta Mr. Storekeeper / Ann's Father
- Tony Bill Eleven Snowflake
- William Mims Steve Gray (District Attorney's Office)
- Robert Cleaves Gus Kirk
- Rudy Diaz Larry Standing Elk (Tribal Policeman)
- Nadia Sanders Annette (uncredited)
- Susana Miranda Ann Looking Deer
More from Carol Reed
More films directed by Carol Reed, best-rated first: The Third Man, Odd Man Out, Oliver! and Mutiny on the Bounty.
Flap Plot Summary
What happens in Flap from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 11 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Flapping Eagle, Anthony Quinn, makes his home on a sunlit Indian reservation in the southwestern United States, where life blends hard living with fragile tenderness. He drifts through days marked by heavy drinking and friction with his sweetheart, Dorothy Bluebell, Shelley Winters, whose patience is stretched thin by his mood swings and restless energy. The couple’s ongoing tensions quietly echo the broader strain between personal desire and collective land rights that simmer at the edge of the reservation.
Full summary
The whole story of Flap, scene by scene
How Well Do You Know Flap?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 10
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- Question 8: not answered
- Question 9: not answered
- Question 10: not answered
Who is the main protagonist of the film?
Cars in Flap
1 car on screen: the 1941 Dodge WC 1.
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1941 Dodge WC 1 Important role
Flap Also Known As
6 alternative titles, including “L'indien” and “Sergente Flep indiano ribelle”.
- Also known as
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- L'indien
- Sergente Flep indiano ribelle
- Der Indianer
- Fúria Audaciosa
- Viimeinen soturi
- Falcó Volador, l’últim guerrer
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Flap FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Flap, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Flap?
Flap runs 1 hour 46 minutes (106 minutes).
When was Flap released?
Flap was released on November 13, 1970.
Who directed Flap?
Flap was directed by Carol Reed.
More films by Carol Reed Who is in the cast of Flap?
Flap stars Anthony Quinn as Flapping Eagle, Shelley Winters as Dorothy Bluebell and Victor French as Sgt. Rafferty (Sheriff's Dept.), among 13 credited actors.
Does Flap have a post-credit scene?
No. Flap has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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