The Defection of Simas Kudirka

The Defection of Simas Kudirka (1978)


  • Genre: TV Movie, Drama
  • Release Date: 1978-01-23
  • User Rating: 6/10 from 1 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 40min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Paramount Television
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: David Lowell Rich
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Summary

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.

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  • 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

  • Shirley Knight

    as Genna Kudirka

  • Marvin Silbersher

    as Cmdr. Burkalis

  • Peter Evans

    as Mott

  • Ted Shackelford

    as Blain

  • Barton Heyman

    as Dr. Paegle

  • Jack Blessing

    as Kabek

  • Nicholas Guest

    as Baltrunar

  • Matthew Arkin

    as Petras

  • Salem Ludwig

    as Assistant Supervisor

  • Donald Warnock

    as Stender

  • Nicholas Saunders

    as Soviet Chairman

  • Warren Manzi

    as Radio Operator

  • David Gibson

    as Garvey

  • Thom Vegh

    as Cipola

  • M.F. Bernier

    as Colley

  • Clarence Felder

    as Picnic Man

  • Gedda Petry

    as Marija

  • Joe Sabia

    as Durgas

  • Daniel Williams

    as Seaman Nance

  • Michael Stein

    as Yakov

  • Joyce Vining Morgan

    as Mrs. Paegle

  • Don Wescott

    as Prosecutor

  • Jack Lazare

    as Old KGB Man

  • Stephen Nuding

    as Young KGB Man

  • Kenneth Bradford

    as Capt. Sloan

  • Leo Grillo

    as Thomas

  • Bok Richardson

    as Adm. Ritter

  • William Paul Steele

    as Cmdr. Sullivan
Writing Bruce Feldman Writer
Directing David Lowell Rich Director
Production Gerald W. Abrams Executive Producer
Art William Hiney Art Direction
Camera Jacques R. Marquette Director of Photography
Sound David Shire Original Music Composer
Editing John A. Martinelli Editor
Production Gerald I. Isenberg Executive Producer
Production Richard Briggs Producer
Sound Richard Lapham Music Editor

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