Waco: The Rules of Engagement

The shocking truth revealed!

7.6

1997

2h 16m

Documentary

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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.

Director

William Gazecki

Producer

William Gazecki

Cast

Dan Gifford

Narrator (voice)

Clive Doyle

Self - Branch Davidian

Jack Harwell

Self - Sheriff

Joseph Penno

Self - Former Chief, Houston Fire Department

Dick J. Reavis

Self - Author

James D. Tabor

Self - Biblical Scholar

David Thibodeau

Self - Branch Davidian

Joe Biden

Self - U.S. Senate (archive footage) (uncredited)

Sonny Bono

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Howard Coble

Self - U.S. Congress (archive footage) (uncredited)

John Conyers

Self - U.S. Congress (archive footage) (uncredited)

Graeme Craddock

Self - Branch Davidian (archive footage) (uncredited)

Waco: The Rules of Engagement