Summary 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. View more details
Directed : David Lowell Rich
Written : Bruce Feldman
Genres : Drama
Release date : Jan 22, 1978
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English
Filming locations : New Castle, New Hampshire, USA
Production companies : Paramount Television The Jozak Company
Summary 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. View more details
Genres : Drama
Release date : Jan 22, 1978
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English
Filming locations : New Castle, New Hampshire, USA
Production companies : Paramount Television The Jozak Company