The Defection of Simas Kudirka (TV)
1978 · Movie · 100 min. · United States
ased 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.
Direction David Lowell Rich
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
Soundtrack David Shire
Screenplay Bruce Feldman
Cinematography Jacques R. Marquette
Original title The Defection of Simas Kudirka (TV)
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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