Waco: The Rules of Engagement

• 7.523 Documentary
• 1997-09-19
• 136 minutes mins

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.

Starring:

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))

Director:

William Gazecki

Writer:

Dan Gifford William Gazecki