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.

100min
1978
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Avaliacões do IMDB7.1/10

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Foto de perfil de Alan ArkinAlan ArkinSimas Kudirka
Foto de perfil de Richard JordanRichard JordanCmdr. Edward Devon
Foto de perfil de Donald PleasenceDonald PleasenceCapt. Vladimir Popov
Foto de perfil de George DzundzaGeorge DzundzaGruzauskas
Foto de perfil de John McMartinJohn McMartinPhillip Chadway
Foto de perfil de Shirley KnightShirley KnightGenna Kudirka
Foto de perfil de Barton HeymanBarton HeymanDr. Paegle
Foto de perfil de Salem LudwigSalem LudwigAssistant Supervisor
Foto de perfil de Clarence FelderClarence FelderPicnic Man

Sobre The Defection of Simas Kudirka

Sinopse de The Defection of Simas Kudirka

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.

Duração: 100min

Informações extras

Título Original: The Defection of Simas Kudirka
Idioma Original: Inglês
Dirigido Por: David Lowell Rich
Produtoras
Paramount Television StudiosThe Jozak Company