Waco: The Rules of Engagement
The shocking truth revealed!
7.6
55 votes
September 19, 1997
2h 16m
Documentary
Overview
In one of the most tragic face-offs in the history of law enforcement, the deadly debacle at Waco pitted the Branch Davidian sect against the FBI in an all-out war. This documentary makes the most of footage and recordings to examine how the events that led to the tragedy of April 19, 1993, unfolded, and how the FBI's unrelenting approach made what was already a bad situation much worse.
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Dan Gifford
Narrator (voice)C
Clive Doyle
Self - Branch DavidianJ
Jack Harwell
Self - SheriffJ
Joseph Penno
Self - Former Chief, Houston Fire DepartmentD
Dick J. Reavis
Self - AuthorJ
James D. Tabor
Self - Biblical ScholarD
David Thibodeau
Self - Branch Davidian
Joe Biden
Self - U.S. Senate (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sonny Bono
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)H
Howard Coble
Self - U.S. Congress (archive footage) (uncredited)
John Conyers
Self - U.S. Congress (archive footage) (uncredited)G
Graeme Craddock
Self - Branch Davidian (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dianne Feinstein
Self - U.S. Congress (archive footage) (uncredited)
Orrin Hatch
Self - U.S. Senate (archive footage) (uncredited)
David Koresh
Self - Branch Davidian Leader (archive footage) (uncredited)More like this
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