The Defection of Simas KudirkaMovie
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.
About The Defection of Simas Kudirka
The Defection of Simas Kudirka is a 1978 tv movie, drama movie directed by David Lowell Rich.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 40m, production credits from United States of America, an original language code of EN.
The credited cast includes Alan Arkin, Richard Jordan, Donald Pleasence, George Dzundza. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
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