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Waco: Madman or Messiah (2018)

Waco: Madman or Messiah poster
Directed by
Christopher Spencer
Genre
documentary film
Country
United States
Runtime
2h 56m
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 16 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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This documentary examines the Branch Davidian sect and its leader David Koresh before and during the 1993 standoff with the FBI in Waco, Texas. It presents multiple perspectives on the events that led to the deadly raid.

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What happens

Waco: Madman or Messiah is a 2018 American documentary film directed by Christopher Spencer about the Branch Davidians and David Koresh in the years leading up to and including the 51-day stand-off with the FBI which ended with the 1993 raid on Mount Carmel, Texas. The four-hour, two-part documentary special premiered on January 28, 2018. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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