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The Defection of Simas Kudirka
1978, Jan 23
1h 40m
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.
Directed by
David Lowell Rich
Written by
Bruce Feldman
Alan Arkin
Simas Kudirka
George Dzundza
Gruzauskas
Donald Pleasence
Capt. Vladimir Popov
Richard Jordan
Cmdr. Edward Devon
Nicholas Guest
Baltrunar
Shirley Knight
Genna Kudirka
Matthew Arkin
Petras
Ted Shackelford
Blain
John McMartin
Phillip Chadway
Jack Blessing
Kabek
Barton Heyman
Dr. Paegle
Salem Ludwig
Assistant Supervisor
Clarence Felder
Picnic Man
David Gibson
Garvey
Michael Stein
Yakov
Marvin Silbersher
Cmdr. Burkalis
Peter Evans
Mott
Donald Warnock
Stender
Nicholas Saunders
Soviet Chairman
Warren Manzi
Radio Operator
Thom Vegh
Cipola
M.F. Bernier
Colley
Gedda Petry
Marija
Joe Sabia
Durgas
Daniel Williams
Seaman Nance
Joyce Vining Morgan
Mrs. Paegle
Don Wescott
Prosecutor
Jack Lazare
Old KGB Man
Stephen Nuding
Young KGB Man
Kenneth Bradford
Capt. Sloan
Bok Richardson
Adm. Ritter
William Paul Steele
Cmdr. Sullivan
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