Country: USA
Year: 1996
Duration: 136'


The film is an examination of the events that led up to the fire at the Davidian Brunch compound that took the lives of seventy men, women and children. Through meticolous research and interviews with both survivors and government authorities, the film reveals how the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, the FBI, and the Department of Justice waged an unjustified war against Koresh and his sect and intentionally misled the public about what happened. The media turned the Branch Davidian sect into dangerous and subversive fanatics, but the survivors who testify in Waco reveal a different story. Through these testimonies and analyses from academics and government authorities, the film examines how sect members perceived this sudden persecution and how the FBI fumbled attempts to negotiate with them.

Biography

film director

William Gazecki

William Gazecki has studied film and television production at UCLA, the University of Southern California and the American Film Institute. In 1991, he founded his own company (Ultravision), which has provided services and support for over 50 productions including documentary, educational and other non-fiction projects. In addition to his skill as a video editor, William is a specialist in the field of post~production sound.

FILMOGRAFIA

Waco: the Rules of Engagement (1996).

Cast

& Credits

Director and editor: William Gazecki.
Screenplay: Dan Cifford, William Gazecki, Michael McNulty.
Director of photography: William Gazecki, Rick Nyburg.
Music: David Hamilton.
Producer: William Gazecki, Michael McNulty.
Director of Production: Dan Cifford, Amy Sommer Gifford.
Production company: Fifth Estate Productions - SomFord Entertainement, 8778 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, California 90069, USA, tel. +1-310~2893900, fax +1-310-2893909.
Foreign sales agent: Myriad Pictures, 8899 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, California 90048, USA, tel. +1-310-5507588, fax +1-310-5501009.
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