The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby
Released: September 23, 2011Runtime: 104 min
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.
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- William Colbyas Self
- Dale Andradeas Self - Military Historian
- Zbigniew Brzezinskias Self - Former National Security Advisor
- Corrado Cantatoreas Self - Former Division Chief, SISMI (Italian Intelligence)
- Jonathan Clarkeas Self - Senior Officer, British Intelligence
- Barbara Colbyas Self - Wife of William Colby
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- $183K($269K today)
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William Colby
as Self
Dale Andrade
as Self - Military Historian
Zbigniew Brzezinski
as Self - Former National Security Advisor
Corrado Cantatore
as Self - Former Division Chief, SISMI (Italian Intelligence)
Jonathan Clarke
as Self - Senior Officer, British Intelligence
Barbara Colby
as Self - Wife of William Colby
Daren J Flitcroft
as Self - Veteran, Phoenix Program, CIA
Donald P Gregg
as Self - Veteran, Phoenix Program, CIA
Seymour Hersh
as Self - Journalist
Fisher Howe
as Self - Veteran, London, OSS
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