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Waco: The Rules of Engagement

  • 1997
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 16m
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Waco: The Rules of Engagement (1997)
Using interviews, news footage, testimony before Congress, and infrared photographic analysis, ‘Waco: The Rules of Engagement’ chips away at the government's story that David Koresh and his followers were a dangerous cult involved in strange sex and drug practices who were preparing to slaughter their neighbors and that they immolated themselves a la Jonestown, rather than give themselves up peacefully. Nearly every element of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms' and the FBI's cover-up is exposed as fraudulent and the viewer is left wondering when, if ever, justice will finally be served.
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A reassessment of the tragedy at Waco that left 76 members of the Branch Davidian religious sect dead.A reassessment of the tragedy at Waco that left 76 members of the Branch Davidian religious sect dead.A reassessment of the tragedy at Waco that left 76 members of the Branch Davidian religious sect dead.

  • Director
    • William Gazecki
  • Writers
    • William Gazecki
    • Dan Gifford
    • Michael McNulty
  • Stars
    • Dan Gifford
    • Jim Cavanaugh
    • Dick DeGuerin
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    • Director
      • William Gazecki
    • Writers
      • William Gazecki
      • Dan Gifford
      • Michael McNulty
    • Stars
      • Dan Gifford
      • Jim Cavanaugh
      • Dick DeGuerin
    • 37User reviews
    • 19Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 4 wins & 4 nominations total

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    Dan Gifford
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    Jim Cavanaugh
    Jim Cavanaugh
    • Self - ATF
    • (archive footage)
    Dick DeGuerin
    Dick DeGuerin
    • Self - Attorney
    • (archive footage)
    Clive Doyle
    Clive Doyle
    • Self - Branch Davidian
    Jack Harwell
    • Self - Sheriff
    Jeff Jamar
    Jeff Jamar
    • Self - FBI Special Agent
    • (archive footage)
    Joseph Penno
    • Self - Former Chief, Houston Fire Department
    Dick J. Reavis
    Dick J. Reavis
    • Self - Author
    Chuck Schumer
    Chuck Schumer
    • Self - U.S. Representative
    • (archive footage)
    James D. Tabor
    James D. Tabor
    • Self - Biblical Scholar
    David Thibodeau
    David Thibodeau
    • Self - Branch Davidian
    David Troy
    • Self - ATF Special Agent
    • (archive footage)
    Joe Biden
    Joe Biden
    • Self - U.S. Senate
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Sonny Bono
    Sonny Bono
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Howard Coble
    • Self - U.S. Congress
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    John Conyers
    John Conyers
    • Self - U.S. Congress
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Graeme Craddock
    Graeme Craddock
    • Self (Branch Davidian)
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Dianne Feinstein
    Dianne Feinstein
    • Self - U.S. Congress
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • William Gazecki
    • Writers
      • William Gazecki
      • Dan Gifford
      • Michael McNulty
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    senor_herer

    Missing footage?

    Just seen this great, and disturbing, documentary about the ATF and FBI essentially murdering dozens of people during the Waco siege.

    However, does anyone know why the public access footage of the Bradley tanks shooting fire into the compound and starting the fire (which everyone up to and including Janet Reno denied) when even I have a copy of on more than one Bill Hicks video?
    10greg-243

    Think you know all about the Waco standoff? Think again!

    Absolute must see documentary for anyone interested in getting to the bottom of this story. Told with unflinching eye and with gripping style. If you think conspiracy theories are for paranoid disturbed people, this could change your mind. Something for you feds too: A good model for government coverups! If you like your news all tidy and easy to consume this is not for you.
    JEVizzusi

    A Must See!

    I'm neither a Lawyer or a Law Enforcement Officer but as a fellow Filmmaker I must recommend this Documentary for many reasons. First off, a government controlled press kept America briefed during the so-called seige. The FBI & ATF spun the Korish Story into making us believe he was out of control and a cop killer. My take is that Korish had started to believe too much of his own preachings and lost control of his flock and p***ed off City Officials in WACO, Texas... leading to possible gun possession charges but to come down on the guy like they did is a dark day I'll never forget. This Doc from lots of footage from a WACO TV Station shows our Government in a post Ruby Ridge environment again making up its own "Rules" to "Engage" the so-called enemy, in this case mainly Women & Children. The fire that develops and finalizes the case for Janet Reno is as disgusting as the reality of the hundreds of chard remains of innocent christians that couldn't find their way. For any of us Americans that think that Law Enforcement is set up to work within the laws better think twice after WACO and hopefully this will be a lesson for all to learn from so it won't ever happen again.
    9supersocket7

    Amazing documentary

    When I began watching I thought I was watching some pro-Koresh amateur documentary. However, I had never seen 3/4 of the footage they used. They interviewed people saying that the FBI/ATF instigated all these things, which sounded so far fetched, but then followed in up with FBI video and testimony. I was amazed. The documentary followed up with the senate investigation after the fire, and after seeing the interview and video footage you will be shocked at how the Senate and Attorney General turn their backs on Davidians basically to cover up the aggression by the FBI/ATF. If you start watching this you must finish it. Otherwise you will think it is propaganda of something like that.
    9naspen

    Should have won the Oscar for Best Documentary that year...

    Excellent documentary that still manages to shock and enlighten. Unfortunately, times haven't changed much since this was made and it is thus an important piece for all freedom-conscious Americans to see.

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    • Trivia
      Based on the same real life events as Waco Cult (2012), Revelations of Waco (2018), Waco: The Inside Story (1995), Truth and Lies: Waco (2018), Waco: Madman or Messiah (2018), Waco (2015), Waco: A New Revelation (2000), Waco: Clive Doyle (2018), Secrets of Waco (2017), The Secrets of Waco (2018), Waco, the Big Lie (1993), Waco (2015), Waco (2018), David Koresh (2007), Witness to Waco: Inside the Siege (2009) and In the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco (1993).
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: A Thousand Acres/The Myth of Fingerprints/Going All the Way/Waco: The Rules of Engagement/Gravesend/Fire (1997)

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    • Release date
      • September 19, 1997 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Правила поединка
    • Filming locations
      • Waco, Texas, USA
    • Production companies
      • Fifth Estate Productions
      • SomFord Entertainment
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      • $2,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $142,193
    • Gross worldwide
      • $142,193
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      • 2h 16m(136 min)
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