The Man Nobody Knew CIA Spy William Colby
As powerful and riveting as a John Le Carre thriller, The Man Nobody Knew uncovers the hidden life of legendary CIA spymaster William Colby. The consummate American soldier-spy, Colby took on the government's dirtiest assignments without question - until the day he defied presidential orders and revealed to Congress the CIA's "family jewels" - their darkest, deepest secrets.
Told by his son Carl Colby and featuring a who's who of the intelligence community, including former National Security Advisers Brent Scowcroft and Zbigniew Brzezinski, former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, former Secretary of Defense and Director of CIA James Schlesinger, as well Pulitzer Prize journalists Bob Woodward, Seymour Hersh and Tim Weiner, Colby's story unmasks the lies, myths, truths, sacrifices and casualities of a covert spy.
Running Time
105 mins
Year
2011
Kanopy ID
1110264
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Comments (5)
Good highlight of Operation Pheonix in Vietnam within this film. Somber look at the life arc of William Colby, Director of the CIA. Kanopy, thanks for this film. Could you possibly fix the 10-second delay of the on-screen captions?
Thanks for notifying us about the timing error in the captions. This has been fixed!
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The gushing of one public library patron to a public library content producer/sharer (and quick response!) is enough for me to watch this movie and also reminds me that there are plenty of positive individuals still around and engaged in the world. Thank you for letting them know about the ...Read more
The gushing of one public library patron to a public library content producer/sharer (and quick response!) is enough for me to watch this movie and also reminds me that there are plenty of positive individuals still around and engaged in the world. Thank you for letting them know about the caption issue as I watch everything now with captions/English subtitles. :)
Read lessYup, I attempt to interact positively. Usually results in..better results. I. too, always prefer watching with c.c. Too much dialog is spoken less than clear. Thanks for the comment.