I think this movie was probably from the 70's. A man dies or is killed and his buddies bury him with his hand sticking out of the dirt flipping the bird. Please help. It is driving me crazy.

Sometimes a Great Notion aka Never Give an Inch (1970)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sometimes_a_Great_Notion_(film)
Sometimes a Great Notion (1970) - IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067774/)

Here's the scene you remember~with Henry Fonda's character's arm:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTcYHyevGvY

Here's the scene nearly everyone else remembers:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKdF-IP7rE0
It's more-harrowing than that drowning scene in "The Abyss"!

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