Waco: The Rules of Engagement (1997)
Documentary
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.
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)