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.

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)