The Defection of Simas Kudirka
The Defection of Simas Kudirka
The Defection of Simas Kudirka
1978
Drama
TV Movie
1h 40m
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.
Directed by:
David Lowell Rich
47 total credits
David Lowell Rich has 47 credits at Criticker, including: The Concorde ... Airport '79, Satan's School for Girls, Eye of the Cat, The Horror at 37,000 Feet and Madame X
Writer:
Bruce Feldman 2 total credits
Bruce Feldman has 2 credits at Criticker, including: Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring and The Defection of Simas Kudirka
Starring:
Shirley Knight
64 total credits
Shirley Knight has 64 credits at Criticker, including: As Good As It Gets, Grandma's Boy, Paul Blart: Mall Cop, Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood and Angel Eyes
41 total credits
George Dzundza has 41 credits at Criticker, including: The Deer Hunter, Basic Instinct, Dangerous Minds, Species II and Instinct
24 total credits
Nicholas Guest has 24 credits at Criticker, including: Cowboy Bebop: The Movie, The Joy Luck Club, The Long Riders, Puppet Master 5: The Final Chapter and Nemesis
87 total credits
Alan Wolf Arkin (born March 26, 1934) is an American actor, director, musician and singer. He is best-known for starring in such films as: Catch-22; The In-Laws; Edward Scissorhands; The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming; Glengarry Glen Ross; and Little Miss Sunshine, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2007. He is the father of actors Adam Arkin, Anthony Arkin, and Matthew Arkin...(Wikipedia)
149 total credits
Donald Henry Pleasence, OBE, (5 October 1919 - 2 February 1995) was an English actor who gained more than 200 screen credits during his long career, often having been typecast as villainous and/or psychopathic characters, Pleasence is possibly best known for his work in two of cinema's most enduringly successful franchises: the James Bond and Halloween series. (Wikipedia)
3 total credits
Matthew Arkin has 3 credits at Criticker, including: Second Best, The Defection of Simas Kudirka and The Flying Scissors
31 total credits
Richard Jordan has 31 credits at Criticker, including: The Hunt for Red October, Dune, Logan's Run, Interiors and The Friends of Eddie Coyle
14 total credits
John McMartin has 14 credits at Criticker, including: Blow Out, No Reservations, Pennies from Heaven, Who's That Girl? and Sweet Charity
5 total credits
Jack Blessing has 5 credits at Criticker, including: Hamburger... The Motion Picture, George Lopez, The Last of His Tribe, Above Suspicion and The Defection of Simas Kudirka
12 total credits
Ted Shackelford has 12 credits at Criticker, including: Knots Landing, Assassin in Blue, Space Precinct, Sweet Revenge and Panic
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Directed by:
David Lowell Rich 47 total credits
David Lowell Rich has 47 credits at Criticker, including: The Concorde ... Airport '79, Satan's School for Girls, Eye of the Cat, The Horror at 37,000 Feet and Madame X
Writer:
Bruce Feldman 2 total credits
Bruce Feldman has 2 credits at Criticker, including: Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring and The Defection of Simas Kudirka
Starring:
Shirley Knight 64 total credits
Shirley Knight has 64 credits at Criticker, including: As Good As It Gets, Grandma's Boy, Paul Blart: Mall Cop, Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood and Angel Eyes
41 total credits
George Dzundza has 41 credits at Criticker, including: The Deer Hunter, Basic Instinct, Dangerous Minds, Species II and Instinct
24 total credits
Nicholas Guest has 24 credits at Criticker, including: Cowboy Bebop: The Movie, The Joy Luck Club, The Long Riders, Puppet Master 5: The Final Chapter and Nemesis
87 total credits
Alan Wolf Arkin (born March 26, 1934) is an American actor, director, musician and singer. He is best-known for starring in such films as: Catch-22; The In-Laws; Edward Scissorhands; The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming; Glengarry Glen Ross; and Little Miss Sunshine, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2007. He is the father of actors Adam Arkin, Anthony Arkin, and Matthew Arkin...(Wikipedia)
149 total credits
Donald Henry Pleasence, OBE, (5 October 1919 - 2 February 1995) was an English actor who gained more than 200 screen credits during his long career, often having been typecast as villainous and/or psychopathic characters, Pleasence is possibly best known for his work in two of cinema's most enduringly successful franchises: the James Bond and Halloween series. (Wikipedia)
3 total credits
Matthew Arkin has 3 credits at Criticker, including: Second Best, The Defection of Simas Kudirka and The Flying Scissors
31 total credits
Richard Jordan has 31 credits at Criticker, including: The Hunt for Red October, Dune, Logan's Run, Interiors and The Friends of Eddie Coyle
14 total credits
John McMartin has 14 credits at Criticker, including: Blow Out, No Reservations, Pennies from Heaven, Who's That Girl? and Sweet Charity
5 total credits
Jack Blessing has 5 credits at Criticker, including: Hamburger... The Motion Picture, George Lopez, The Last of His Tribe, Above Suspicion and The Defection of Simas Kudirka
12 total credits
Ted Shackelford has 12 credits at Criticker, including: Knots Landing, Assassin in Blue, Space Precinct, Sweet Revenge and Panic
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