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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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   What happened to Simas Kudirka?

   • On Thanksgiving Day in 1970, a Lithuanian sailor named Simas Kudirka defected from the Soviet Union by jumping off a Soviet vessel and on board a U.S. Coast Guard cutter ship, pleading for asylum and begging for his freedom. His fate about whether he should be returned to the Soviets was the subject of much debate.

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   Who was Simas Kudirka?

   • Simas Kudirka (9 April 1930 – 11 February 2023) was a Lithuanian sailor. 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.

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   Does Simas Kudirka still find it hard to believe?

   • In fact, I still find it hard to believe.” As darkness falls on Vineyard Sound, Simas Kudirka looks up and down the main deck of the Litva. He sees no one. He climbs over the railing. Then he jumps – probably close to ten feet – clearing the rail of the Vigilant.

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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.

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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.

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   • Genre: Drama

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

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   Simas Kudirka was the main subject of the 1978 TV movie, "The Defection of Simas Kudirka", directed by David Lowell Rich and starring Alan Arkin. Works about Kudirka. Several books and films have been produced about the life and story of Kudirka: Simas (1971) – book written by Jurgis Gliauda

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   Apr 5, 2022 · The Defection Of Simas Kudirka - Alan Arkin, George Dzundza. Publication date. 1978. Topics. The Defection Of Simas Kudirka, Alan Arkin, George Dzundza, Donald Pleasence, Shirley Knight. KTLA (channel 5) broadcast. Addeddate.

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   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.

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    In 1970, Russian radio operator Simas Kudirka (Alan Arkin) jumps aboard the deck of a U.S. Coast Guard ship in Martha's Vineyard and announces his intention to defect.

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