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Cast
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Alan Arkin | As: Simas Kudirka |
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Richard Jordan | As: Cmdr. Edward Devon |
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Donald Pleasence | As: Capt. Vladimir Popov |
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George Dzundza | As: Gruzauskas |
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John McMartin | As: Phillip Chadway |
Storyline
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 verified that his mother had been born in Brooklyn and gone to Lithuania at a young age, which meant she was a U. S. citizen. As a result, Kudirka was declared a U. S. citizen and in 1974 released by the Soviets.
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Cast
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Alan Arkin |
Simas Kudirka |
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Richard Jordan |
Cmdr. Edward Devon |
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Donald Pleasence |
Capt. Vladimir Popov |
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George Dzundza |
Gruzauskas |
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John McMartin |
Phillip Chadway |
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Shirley Knight |
Genna Kudirka |
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Marvin Silbersher |
Cmdr. Burkalis |
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Peter Evans |
Mott |
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Ted Shackelford |
Blain |
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Barton Heyman |
Dr. Paegle |
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Jack Blessing |
Kabek |
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Nicholas Guest |
Baltrunar |
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Matthew Arkin |
Petras |
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Salem Ludwig |
Assistant Supervisor |
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Donald Warnock |
Stender |
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Nicholas Saunders |
Soviet Chairman |
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Warren Manzi |
Radio Operator |
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David Gibson |
Garvey |
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Thom Vegh |
Cipola |
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M.F. Bernier |
Colley |
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Clarence Felder |
Picnic Man |
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Gedda Petry |
Marija |
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Joe Sabia |
Durgas |
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Daniel Williams |
Seaman Nance |
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Michael Stein |
Yakov |
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Joyce Vining Morgan |
Mrs. Paegle |
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Don Wescott |
Prosecutor |
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Jack Lazare |
Old KGB Man |
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Stephen Nuding |
Young KGB Man |
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Kenneth Bradford |
Capt. Sloan |
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Leo Grillo |
Thomas |
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Bok Richardson |
Adm. Ritter |
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William Paul Steele |
Cmdr. Sullivan |
Directed By
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David Lowell Rich |
Director |
Writing Credits
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Bruce Feldman |
Writer |
Production Crew
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Gerald I. Isenberg |
Executive Producer |
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Gerald W. Abrams |
Executive Producer |
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Richard Briggs |
Producer |
Edited By
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John A. Martinelli |
Editor |
Costume and Makeup
Sound
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Richard Lapham |
Music Editor |
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David Shire |
Original Music Composer |
Visual Effects
Camera
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Jacques R. Marquette |
Director of Photography |
Lighting
Art Department
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William Hiney |
Art Direction |
Other Crew
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