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   Jan 23, 1978 · The Defection of Simas Kudirka: Directed by David Lowell Rich. With Alan Arkin, Richard Jordan, Donald Pleasence, George Dzundza. Based on the true story of the attempted defection in 1970 by a Lithuanian seaman seeking political asylum in the United States.

   • 7.1/10 (160)
   • Genre: Drama

   • Director: David Lowell Rich
   • Release Date: 1978-01-23

2. www.tcm.com › the-defection-of-simas-kudirkaThe Defection of Simas Kudirka (1978) - Turner Classic Movies

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   Brief Synopsis. A fact-based drama about the Lithuanian seaman who made an abortive attempt for freedom in 1970 by leaping from a Russian ship to the deck of an American Coast Guard cutter in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Director David Lowell Rich and editor John A. Martinelli each received an Emmy Award for this fil.

   • Director: David Lowell Rich

   • Actors: Alan Arkin

3. archive.org › the-defection-of-simas-kudirka-1978The Defection Of Simas Kudirka - Alan Arkin, George Dzundza

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   Released January 23rd, 1978, 'The Defection of Simas Kudirka' stars Alan Arkin, Richard Jordan, Donald Pleasence, George Dzundza The movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 40 min, and received a user ...

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   The Defection of Simas Kudirka is a 1978 American made-for-television drama film based on actual events, featuring Alan Arkin as Simas Kudirka, a Lithuanian merchant seaman who attempts to defect from the Soviet Union to the United States by jumping onto a U.S. Coast Guard cutter. Among the movie's awards are two Emmys wins and three more Emmy ...

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   Is the defection of Simas Kudirka based on a true story?

   • The Defection of Simas Kudirka is a 1978 American made-for-television drama film based on actual events, featuring Alan Arkin as Simas Kudirka, a Lithuanian merchant seaman who attempts to defect from the Soviet Union to the United States by jumping onto a U.S. Coast Guard cutter.

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   Who is Simas Kudirka?

   • The movie revolves around the true events of a Lithuanian man, Simas Kudirka, who was at the time a radio operator on a Soviet fish processing vessel. When his ship meets at sea with a U.S. Coast Guard cutter near Martha's Vineyard in 1970, Kudirka makes a dramatic leap from the deck, landing on the USCGC Vigilant.

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   Is Kudirka a true 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 veri... Read all

   The Defection of Simas Kudirka (TV Movie 1978) - IMDb

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   What happened to Kudirka?

   • 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 veri... Read all Scenes were filmed on Maine Maritime Academy's training ship, TV State of Maine, during its annual training cruise in May 1977. Some senior midshipmen were used as extras.

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9. www.themoviedb.org › movie › 257437The Defection of Simas Kudirka - The Movie Database (TMDB)

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   No videos, backdrops or posters have been added to The Defection of Simas Kudirka. 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.