Waco: The Rules of Engagement

Name: Waco: The Rules of Engagement
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1997-09-19
Duration: 136 min

2h 16m·Documentary·

Directed by William Gazecki·1997

Rate

7.6/10 avg

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.

DirectorWilliam GazeckiCinematographyWilliam GazeckiStudioFifth Estate Productions

Actor	Role
DDan GiffordNarrator (voice)	Narrator (voice)
CClive DoyleSelf - Branch Davidian	Self - Branch Davidian
JJack HarwellSelf - Sheriff	Self - Sheriff
JJoseph PennoSelf - Former Chief, Houston Fire Department	Self - Former Chief, Houston Fire Department
DDick J. ReavisSelf - Author	Self - Author
JJames D. TaborSelf - Biblical Scholar	Self - Biblical Scholar
DDavid ThibodeauSelf - Branch Davidian	Self - Branch Davidian
Joe BidenSelf - U.S. Senate (archive footage) (uncredited)	Self - U.S. Senate (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sonny BonoSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
HHoward CobleSelf - U.S. Congress (archive footage) (uncredited)	Self - U.S. Congress (archive footage) (uncredited)
John ConyersSelf - U.S. Congress (archive footage) (uncredited)	Self - U.S. Congress (archive footage) (uncredited)
GGraeme CraddockSelf - Branch Davidian (archive footage) (uncredited)	Self - Branch Davidian (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dianne FeinsteinSelf - U.S. Congress (archive footage) (uncredited)	Self - U.S. Congress (archive footage) (uncredited)
Orrin HatchSelf - U.S. Senate (archive footage) (uncredited)	Self - U.S. Senate (archive footage) (uncredited)
David KoreshSelf - Branch Davidian Leader (archive footage) (uncredited)	Self - Branch Davidian Leader (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tom LantosSelf (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Janet RenoSelf - U.S. Attorney General (archive footage) (uncredited)	Self - U.S. Attorney General (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bob RicksSelf - FBI spokesman (archive footage) (uncredited)	Self - FBI spokesman (archive footage) (uncredited)
SSteven SchiffSelf - U.S. Congress (archive footage) (uncredited)	Self - U.S. Congress (archive footage) (uncredited)
DDavid SomervilleSelf - ATF (archive footage) (uncredited)	Self - ATF (archive footage) (uncredited)