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.
Release Date: 1978-01-23
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- Country: US
- Language: English | Lietuvių | Pусский
- Runtime: 100
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Gruzauskas
Simas Kudirka
Genna Kudirka
Cmdr. Edward Devon
Capt. Vladimir Popov
Phillip Chadway
Dr. Paegle
Blain
Kabek
Baltrunar
Petras
Assistant Supervisor
Garvey
Picnic Man
Yakov