Waco: The Rules of Engagement

Waco: The Rules of Engagement

136 mins | Documentary | Sept. 19, 1997

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.

Waco: The Rules of Engagement

136 mins | Documentary | Sept. 19, 1997

Waco: The Rules of Engagement
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.
IMDb rating 7.8
Producers Fifth Estate Productions, SomFord Entertainment
Original title Waco: The Rules of Engagement
Directors William Gazecki
Writers Dan Gifford, William Gazecki

Cast

Dan Gifford

as Narrator (voice)

Clive Doyle

as Self - Branch Davidian

Jack Harwell

as Self - Sheriff

Joseph Penno

as Self - Former Chief, Houston Fire Department

Dick J. Reavis

as Self - Author

James D. Tabor

as Self - Biblical Scholar

David Thibodeau

as Self - Branch Davidian

Joe Biden

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

Sonny Bono

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Howard Coble

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

John Conyers

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

Graeme Craddock

as Self - Branch Davidian (archive footage) (uncredited)

Dianne Feinstein

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

Orrin Hatch

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

David Koresh

as Self - Branch Davidian Leader (archive footage) (uncredited)

Tom Lantos

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

Janet Reno

as Self - U.S. Attorney General (archive footage) (uncredited)

Bob Ricks

as Self - FBI spokesman (archive footage) (uncredited)

Steven Schiff

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

David Somerville

as Self - ATF (archive footage) (uncredited)