The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby (2011)

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

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Carl Colby
  • Profile picture of William Colby
    Self (archive footage) William Colby
  • Profile picture of Seymour Hersh
    Self Seymour Hersh
  • Profile picture of Donald Rumsfeld
    Self Donald Rumsfeld
  • Profile picture of George H. W. Bush
    Self (archive footage) George H. W. Bush
  • Profile picture of John F. Kennedy
    Self (archive footage) John F. Kennedy
  • Profile picture of Robert F. Kennedy
    Self (voice) (archive footage) Robert F. Kennedy
  • Profile picture of Henry Kissinger
    Self (archive footage) Henry Kissinger
  • Profile picture of Robert McNamara
    Self - Secretary of Defense (voice) (archive footage) Robert McNamara

Videos

Recommendations

  • Poster for Touching the Void
  • Poster for Bitcoin: The End of Money as We Know It
  • Poster for Where is Robert Fisher?
  • Poster for Bohemian Rhapsody
  • Poster for Back to the Future
  • Poster for Psycho
  • Poster for Princess Mononoke
  • Poster for My Neighbor Totoro