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The Defection of Simas Kudirka

1978-01-23 | TV Movie / Drama
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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.

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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..
The director of The Defection of Simas Kudirka is David Lowell Rich.
The casts of The Defection of Simas Kudirka are Alan Arkin starring as Simas Kudirka, Richard Jordan starring as Cmdr. Edward Devon, Donald Pleasence starring as Capt. Vladimir Popov, George Dzundza starring as Gruzauskas, John McMartin starring as Phillip Chadway, Shirley Knight starring as Genna Kudirka.
The runtime of The Defection of Simas Kudirka is 100 minutes.
The release date of The Defection of Simas Kudirka is January 23, 1978.
On October 04, 2024, the IMDB rating of The Defection of Simas Kudirka is 7.1/10, Rotten Tomato rating is 0/100, Metacritic rating is 0/100, TMDB rating is 6.0/10.
On October 04, 2024, there were 1769 public reaction to The Defection of Simas Kudirka including low-key approach, Family Drama, cinema verite, gut-wrenching, wonderfully nuanced.