About the film
based on a true story defection
The Defection of Simas Kudirka
Release Date: January 23, 1978
| Year | : | 1978 |
| Slogan | : | «» |
| Genres | : | TV Movie, Drama |
| Production Companies | : | Paramount Television Studios |
| Director | : | David Lowell Rich |
| Producers | : | Gerald W. Abrams, Gerald I. Isenberg, Richard Briggs |
| Writers | : | Bruce Feldman |
| RunTime | : | 100 mins. |
Based on the true story of the attempted defection in 1970 by a Lithuanian seaman seeking political asylum in the United States. Kudirka was denied asylum and returned to the Soviets, charged with treason, and sentenced to ten years of hard labor. It was later discovered and verified that his mother had been born in Brooklyn and gone to Lithuania at a young age, which meant she was a U. S. citizen. As a result, Kudirka was declared a U. S. citizen and in 1974 released by the Soviets.
Main Actors
Alan Arkin
Character : Simas Kudirka
Richard Jordan
Character : Commander Edward Devon
Donald Pleasence
Character : Captain Vladimir Popov
George Dzundza
Character : Gruzauskas
John McMartin
Character : Phillip Chadway
Shirley Knight
Character : Genna Kudirka
Barton Heyman
Character : Dr. Paegle
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