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    The Defection of Simas Kudirka

    1978 · Docudrama · 1h 40m

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  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › The_Defection_of_Simas_KudirkaThe Defection of Simas Kudirka - Wikipedia

    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.

  4. www.imdb.com › title › tt0077418The Defection of Simas Kudirka (TV Movie 1978) - IMDb

    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.

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    • Drama
    • David Lowell Rich
    • 1978-01-23

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  6. www.amazon.com › Defection-Simas-Kudirka-AlanAmazon.com: The Defection of Simas Kudirka : Alan Arkin ...

    Oct 13, 2014 · This two time primetime Emmy winning* Television movie is based on a true story of Lithuanian seaman Simas Kudirka, a demoralized man surviving under Soviet oppression during the 1970s. He is portrayed with passionate accuracy by the Academy Award Winning actor Alan Arkin**.

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  7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Simas_KudirkaSimas Kudirka - Wikipedia

    He is best known for the attempted defection from the Soviet Union in 1970 and subsequent activism against the Soviet regime in Lithuania. An important outcome of the incident was the creation of the improved guidelines for handling defections by American officials.

  8. www.tvguide.com › movies › the-defection-of-simasThe Defection of Simas Kudirka - Where to Watch and Stream ...

    The Defection of Simas Kudirka - Where to Watch and Stream - TV Guide. 1978. 1 hr 40 mins. Drama. NR. Watchlist. About the real-life seaman (Alan Arkin) who jumped from a Soviet trawler to a...

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

    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 ... Cast & Crew. Read More. David Lowell Rich.

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    Based on the true story of a Lithuanian seaman who made an abortive attempt to defect by leaping from a Soviet ship to the deck of an American Coast Guard cu...

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