The Defection of Simas Kudirka
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The Defection of Simas Kudirka is a 1978 American television drama film based on the true story of a Lithuanian sailor’s attempted defection from the Soviet Union to the United States.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Defection of Simas Kudirka canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | television film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
attempted defection of Simas Kudirka from the Soviet Union to the United States
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true story of Lithuanian sailor Simas Kudirka ⓘ |
| basedOnPerson | Simas Kudirka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
attempted defection of a Lithuanian sailor to the United States
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forcible return of Simas Kudirka to Soviet authorities ⓘ |
| director | David Lowell Rich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | CBS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | made-for-television film ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Lithuanian sailor
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Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Coast Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Defection of Simas Kudirka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isAboutEvent | Simas Kudirka defection attempt ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | CBS ⓘ |
| portrays |
Simas Kudirka
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Soviet naval officers ⓘ U.S. Coast Guard personnel ⓘ |
| producer | Harold Gast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | CBS network television production ⓘ |
| productionType | American television drama ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 120 minutes ⓘ |
| setting |
Cold War era
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onboard Soviet and U.S. ships ⓘ |
| starring |
Alan Arkin
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Donald Pleasence NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ Shirley Knight NERFINISHED ⓘ Sigrid Valdis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
U.S.–Soviet relations
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defection ⓘ human rights ⓘ |
| timePeriodPortrayed | 1970s ⓘ |
| writer |
Bruce Feldman
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Harold Gast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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