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William Gazecki (writer)
Dan Gifford (writer)
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Release Date:
19 September 1997 (USA) more
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This controversial documentary about the stand-off between an unorthodox Christian group - the Branch Davidians... more | add synopsis
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Nominated for Oscar. Another 4 wins more
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A Must See! more (27 total)

Cast

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Dan Gifford ... Narrator (voice)
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Clive Doyle ... Himself (Branch Davidian) (also archive footage)
Jack Harwell ... Himself (sheriff)
Dick J. Reavis ... Himself (author) (also archive footage)
James D. Tabor ... Himself (Biblical scholar)
David Thibodeau ... Himself (Branch Davidian)
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136 min | USA:165 min
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Referenced in Men in Black II (2002) more

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15 out of 19 people found the following comment useful.
A Must See!, 16 October 2002
Author: JEVizzusi (centralhsd@earthlink.net) from Orlando Florida USA

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.

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