The Defection of Simas Kudirka
- Gore: 1978
- Nyika: United States of America
- Genre: TV Movie, Drama
- Studio: Paramount Television, The Jozak Company
- Keyword: based on true story, defection
- Mutungamiriri: David Lowell Rich
- Cast: Alan Arkin, Richard Jordan, Donald Pleasence, George Dzundza, John McMartin, Shirley Knight