Waco: The Rules of Engagement

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.

Documentary

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))

John Conyers

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

Graeme Craddock

(Self - Branch Davidian (archive footage) (uncredited))

Dianne Feinstein

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

Orrin Hatch

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

David Koresh

(Self - Branch Davidian Leader (archive footage) (uncredited))

Tom Lantos

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

Janet Reno

(Self - U.S. Attorney General (archive footage) (uncredited))

Bob Ricks

(Self - FBI spokesman (archive footage) (uncredited))

Steven Schiff

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

David Somerville

(Self - ATF (archive footage) (uncredited))