Waco: The Rules of Engagement (1997)

The shocking truth revealed!

165 min★ 7.8 · 3,881 votes

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.

Release date: September 19, 1997
Country of origin: United States
Music: David Hamilton

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Cast

Dan Gifford as Narrator
David Thibodeau as Self - Branch Davidian
Joe Biden as Self - U.S. Senate (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sonny Bono as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
John Conyers as Self - U.S. Congress (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)
Janet Reno as Self - U.S. Attorney General (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bob Ricks as Self - FBI spokesman (archive footage) (uncredited)
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

Crew

Jim Cavanaugh · Archive footage
Dick DeGuerin · Archive footage
Jeff Jamar · Archive footage
Chuck Schumer · Archive footage
William Gazecki · Director
William Gazecki · Writer
Dan Gifford · Writer
Michael McNulty · Writer
Ron Nelson · Writer
William Gazecki · Producer
Dan Gifford · Producer
Michael McNulty · Producer
David Hamilton · Composer
William Gazecki · Cinematographer
Rick Nyburg · Cinematographer
William Gazecki · Editor
Richard LaBrie · Editor
Rick Nyburg · Editor