The Defection of Simas Kudirka
Release Date: 1978-01-23
Overview: 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.
Rating: 6 / 10
Cast
Alan Arkin
as Simas Kudirka
Richard Jordan
as Cmdr. Edward Devon
Donald Pleasence
as Capt. Vladimir Popov
George Dzundza
as Gruzauskas
John McMartin
as Phillip Chadway
Crew
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Bruce Feldman - Writer
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David Lowell Rich - Director
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Richard Briggs - Producer
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Gerald W. Abrams - Executive Producer
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David Shire - Original Music Composer
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