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Waco: The Rules of Engagement

Documentary
7.6·1997·2h 16m

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 a...

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Dan Gifford

Narrator (voice)

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Clive Doyle

Self - Branch Davidian

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Jack Harwell

Self - Sheriff

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Joseph Penno

Self - Former Chief, Houston Fire Department

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Dick J. Reavis

Self - Author

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James D. Tabor

Self - Biblical Scholar

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David Thibodeau

Self - Branch Davidian

Joe Biden

Joe Biden

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

DIRECTOR

William Gazecki

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.