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.
as Simas Kudirka
as Cmdr. Edward Devon
as Capt. Vladimir Popov
as Gruzauskas
as Phillip Chadway
as Genna Kudirka
as Cmdr. Burkalis
as Mott
as Blain
as Dr. Paegle
as Kabek
as Baltrunar
as Petras
as Assistant Supervisor
as Stender
as Soviet Chairman
as Radio Operator
as Garvey
as Cipola
as Colley
as Picnic Man
as Marija
as Durgas
as Seaman Nance
as Yakov
as Mrs. Paegle
as Prosecutor
as Old KGB Man
as Young KGB Man
as Capt. Sloan
as Thomas
as Adm. Ritter
as Cmdr. Sullivan
