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The Defection of Simas Kudirka

TV Movie

Drama

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.

Date: 01/23/1978
Rating: 6.0
Cast: Alan Arkin, Richard Jordan, Donald Pleasence, George Dzundza, John McMartin, Shirley Knight, Marvin Silbersher, Peter Evans, Ted Shackelford, Barton Heyman, Jack Blessing, Nicholas Guest, Matthew Arkin, Salem Ludwig, Donald Warnock, Nicholas Saunders, Warren Manzi, David Gibson, Thom Vegh, M.F. Bernier, Clarence Felder, Gedda Petry, Joe Sabia, Daniel Williams, Michael Stein, Joyce Vining Morgan, Don Wescott, Jack Lazare, Stephen Nuding, Kenneth Bradford, Leo Grillo, Bok Richardson, William Paul Steele

Alan Arkin as Simas Kudirka in The Defection of Simas Kudirka Alan Arkin

Richard Jordan as Cmdr. Edward Devon in The Defection of Simas Kudirka Richard Jordan

Donald Pleasence as Capt. Vladimir Popov in The Defection of Simas Kudirka Donald Pleasence

George Dzundza as Gruzauskas in The Defection of Simas Kudirka George Dzundza

John McMartin as Phillip Chadway in The Defection of Simas Kudirka John McMartin

Shirley Knight as Genna Kudirka in The Defection of Simas Kudirka Shirley Knight

Marvin Silbersher

Peter Evans

Ted Shackelford as Blain in The Defection of Simas Kudirka Ted Shackelford

Barton Heyman as Dr. Paegle in The Defection of Simas Kudirka Barton Heyman

Jack Blessing as Kabek in The Defection of Simas Kudirka Jack Blessing

Nicholas Guest as Baltrunar in The Defection of Simas Kudirka Nicholas Guest

Matthew Arkin as Petras in The Defection of Simas Kudirka Matthew Arkin

Salem Ludwig as Assistant Supervisor in The Defection of Simas Kudirka Salem Ludwig

Donald Warnock

Nicholas Saunders

Warren Manzi

David Gibson as Garvey in The Defection of Simas Kudirka David Gibson

Thom Vegh

M.F. Bernier

Clarence Felder as Picnic Man in The Defection of Simas Kudirka Clarence Felder

Gedda Petry

Joe Sabia

Daniel Williams

Michael Stein as Yakov in The Defection of Simas Kudirka Michael Stein

Joyce Vining Morgan

Don Wescott

Jack Lazare

Stephen Nuding

Kenneth Bradford

Leo Grillo

Bok Richardson

William Paul Steele