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The Defection of Simas Kudirka (1978)
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.
Updated May 30 2020
Cast
Donald Pleasence
Captain Vladimir Popov
George Dzundza
Gruzauskas
Richard Jordan
Commander Edward Devon
John McMartin
Phillip Chadway
Shirley Knight
Genna Kudirka
Barton Heyman
Dr. Paegle
Crew
David Shire
Original Music Composer
John A. Martinelli
Editor
Bill Hiney
Art Direction
David Lowell Rich
Director
Jacques R. Marquette
Director of Photography
Gerald W. Abrams
Executive Producer
Gerald I. Isenberg
Executive Producer
Richard Briggs
Producer
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