The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby

The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby

2011/09/23 • Released • English

Drama
Documentary
History
6.3
1h 44m

Overview

A personal exploration into the life of America's controversial former CIA Director told through the eyes of his wife and filmmaker son, Carl. Through extraordinary events in twentieth century history, this consummate soldier/spy stood at the center of the Agency's most clandestine activities and operations. The film reveals the 'cover life' of this CIA operative, who followed orders and took on the dirtiest assignments until the Nixon Administration ordered him to 'stonewall' Congress about the CIA's past abuses, but he refused. This film reveals why, for the first time, he could not obey.

Director : Carl Colby

Casts
William Colby

William Colby

Self (archive footage)

Zbigniew Brzezinski

Self - Former National Security Advisor

Seymour Hersh

Seymour Hersh

Self

Donald Rumsfeld

Donald Rumsfeld

Self

George H. W. Bush

George H. W. Bush

Self (archive footage)

John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

Robert F. Kennedy

Robert F. Kennedy

Self (voice) (archive footage)

Henry Kissinger

Henry Kissinger

Self (archive footage)

Henry Cabot Lodge

Self (archive footage)

Robert McNamara

Robert McNamara

Self - Secretary of Defense (voice) (archive footage)

Pope Pius XII

Pope Pius XII

Self (archive footage)

Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon

Self (archive footage)

Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan

Self (archive footage)

Nelson Rockefeller

Nelson Rockefeller

Self (archive footage)

Dean Rusk

Self - Secretary of State (voice) (archive footage)

Bella Abzug

Bella Abzug

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

James R. Schlesinger

James R. Schlesinger

Self

Frank Church

Frank Church

Self (archive footage)

Bob Kerrey

Bob Kerrey

Self

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