The Defection of Simas Kudirka (1978)
With Alan Arkin
Directed by David Lowell Rich
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 Emmy wins and three more Emmy nominations. The movie was directed by David Lowell Rich.
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