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The Defection of Simas Kudirka (1978)

ALL 01/23/1978 (en) TV Movie, Drama 100 Min
  • Release
    01/23/1978
  • Production
    Paramount Television, The Jozak Company
  • Rotten tomato
    60%
  • Original title
    The Defection of Simas Kudirka
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

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.

  2. Story

  4. Richard Briggs

    Producer



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Casts

  1. Alan Arkin

    Simas Kudirka

  2. Richard Jordan

    Cmdr. Edward Devon

  3. Donald Pleasence

    Capt. Vladimir Popov

  4. George Dzundza

    Gruzauskas

  5. John McMartin

    Phillip Chadway

  6. Shirley Knight

    Genna Kudirka

  7. Marvin Silbersher

    Cmdr. Burkalis

  8. Peter Evans

    Mott

  9. Ted Shackelford

    Blain

  10. Barton Heyman

    Dr. Paegle

  11. Jack Blessing

    Kabek

  12. Nicholas Guest

    Baltrunar

  13. Matthew Arkin

    Petras

  14. Salem Ludwig

    Assistant Supervisor

  15. Donald Warnock

    Stender

  16. Nicholas Saunders

    Soviet Chairman

  17. Warren Manzi

    Radio Operator

  18. David Gibson

    Garvey

  19. Thom Vegh

    Cipola

  20. M.F. Bernier

    Colley

  21. Clarence Felder

    Picnic Man

  22. Gedda Petry

    Marija

  23. Joe Sabia

    Durgas

  24. Daniel Williams

    Seaman Nance

  25. Michael Stein

    Yakov

  26. Joyce Vining Morgan

    Mrs. Paegle

  27. Don Wescott

    Prosecutor

  28. Jack Lazare

    Old KGB Man

  29. Stephen Nuding

    Young KGB Man

  30. Kenneth Bradford

    Capt. Sloan

  31. Leo Grillo

    Thomas

  32. Bok Richardson

    Adm. Ritter

  33. William Paul Steele

    Cmdr. Sullivan

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 33 , Crews : 10

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The Defection of Simas Kudirka (1978) 100 Min

ALL 01/23/1978 (en)
TV Movie, Drama
  • Release 01/23/1978
  • Production
    Paramount Television, The Jozak Company
  • Original title The Defection of Simas Kudirka
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

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.

  1. David Lowell Rich

    Director

  2. Story

  3. John A. Martinelli

    Editor

  4. Richard Briggs

    Producer



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