The Jump

Original title: Suolis

20202020
1h 24m

Suolis (2020)

It's Thanksgiving Day, 1970, the Atlantic Ocean. A US patrol boat meets a Soviet fishing vessel. A Soviet sailor jumps across the icy water onto the American boat in a frantic bid for freedom. To his horror, and to the outcry of the world media, the Americans return him to the Soviets. Through rare archival footage and a dramatic, first-person re-enactment by the would-be defector, 86-year-old Simas Kudirka, we relive one of the most unpredictable Cold War muddles.

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Documentary about a Soviet sailor who jumped onto a US Coast Guard boat in 1970.Documentary about a Soviet sailor who jumped onto a US Coast Guard boat in 1970.Documentary about a Soviet sailor who jumped onto a US Coast Guard boat in 1970.

Director
- Giedre Zickyte
Writers
- Josh Alexander(story consultant)
- Giedre Zickyte
Stars
- Walter Cronkite(archive footage)
- Richard Nixon(archive footage)
- Simas Kudirka

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Awards
- 1 win

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Walter Cronkite

Selfas Self
(archive footage)

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(archive footage)

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Ralph W. Eustis

Self - Commander - USCGC Vigilantas Self - Commander - USCGC Vigilant

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Vytautas Urbonas

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Robert M. Brieze

Self - New Bedford Seafood Producers Associationas Self - New Bedford Seafood Producers Association
(archive footage)

Self - Lithuanian Americanas Self - Lithuanian American

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S. Paul Zumbakis

Self - Robert Hanrahan's Speechwriteras Self - Robert Hanrahan's Speechwriter

Robert P. Hanrahan

Self - U.S. Representative from Illinoisas Self - U.S. Representative from Illinois
(archive footage)

Selfas Self
(archive footage)

Henry Kissinger

Selfas Self
(as Henry A. Kissinger)

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Selfas Self

Cindy White Glazewski

Selfas Self

Selfas Self

Selfas Self

Director
- Giedre Zickyte
Writers
- Josh Alexander(story consultant)
- Giedre Zickyte
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Isaac

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Master and Tatyana

7.7

Master and Tatyana

How We Played the Revolution

8.4

How We Played the Revolution

The Defection of Simas Kudirka

7.1

The Defection of Simas Kudirka

Begike

7.4

I'm Not from Here

8.1

I'm Not from Here

A Song Called Hate

7.7

A Song Called Hate

Sabaya

7.3

Lady Buds

9.1

Fatsani - Tale of Survival

8.7

Fatsani - Tale of Survival

Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres

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Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres

Lobster Soup

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In 1970, just off the coast of Martha's Vineyard, Lithuanian sailor and would-be defector Simas Kudirka jumped off his Soviet vessel aboard a US coast guard cutter, asking for asylum. His leap for freedom set off a chaotic series of events, leading to one of the biggest political muddles during the Cold War.

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Genres
- Documentary
- History
Parents guide
- Add content advisory

Trivia
This is probably the most expensive documentary in the history of Lithuanian cinema.

Connections
Features The Defection of Simas Kudirka (1978)

Top review

10/10

Oh, what a story!

Surprisingly and amazingly well done!

Simas is such a cute old guy, a simple man with a big heart and a bit crazy, off course. I enjoyed it very much.

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Oct 11, 2021

Gross worldwide
- $146,950

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Runtime
1 hour 24 minutes
Color
- Color

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