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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.Read moreLess
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 story
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.
Cast & crew
Alan ArkinSimas Kudirka
Richard JordanCmdr. Edward Devon
Donald PleasenceCapt. Vladimir Popov
George DzundzaGruzauskas
John McMartinPhillip Chadway
Shirley KnightGenna Kudirka
Ted ShackelfordBlain
Barton HeymanDr. Paegle
Jack BlessingKabek
Nicholas GuestBaltrunarExplore the crew
- Writer
- Bruce Feldman
- Director
- David Lowell Rich
- Producer
- Richard Briggs
- Original Music Composer
- David Shire
- Editor
- John A. Martinelli
- Director of Photography
- Jacques R. Marquette