The Defection of Simas Kudirka

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Alan Arkin

Simas Kudirka

Age : 90 | Popularity : 21%

Richard Jordan

Cmdr. Edward Devon

Age : 56 | Popularity : 15%

Donald Pleasence

Capt. Vladimir Popov

Age : 75 | Popularity : 22%

George Dzundza

Gruzauskas

Age : 78 | Popularity : 21%

John McMartin

Phillip Chadway

Age : 94 | Popularity : 8%

Shirley Knight

Genna Kudirka

Age : 83 | Popularity : 16%

Marvin Silbersher

Cmdr. Burkalis

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Peter Evans

Mott

Age : 38 | Popularity : 4%

Crew

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

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