(The Defection of Simas Kudirka)

Content: 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.

Countries:

United States of America

Genres:

TV Movie,

Drama

Runtime:

100 minutes

Year:

1978

Directors:

David Lowell Rich

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Production companies:

Paramount Television,

The Jozak Company

Actors:

Simas Kudirka

Cmdr. Edward Devon

Capt. Vladimir Popov

Gruzauskas

Phillip Chadway

Crews:

Writer

Director

Executive Producer

Art Direction

Director of Photography