Rent In the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco (1993)
2.9 of 5 from 48 ratings
1h 29min
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- Synopsis:
This riveting, fact-based drama concentrates on the transformation of Vernon Howell into the self-made cult leader David Koresh. Failing as a musician, Howell turns to his strictly religious upbringing and uses his predatory charm to organise churches under his own leadership. But his ministry is tainted with both his obsession with rock-and-roll and his driven sexual appetites. Facing failure, Howell seizes control of an established group - the Branch Davidians. Vernon Howell now metamorphoses into David Koresh and, believing the end of the world is near, prepares to repopulate the world with the offspring of God - the children of Koresh himself. He segregates everyone, even married couples, into men's and women's dormitories, reserving the sexual rights of marriage exclusively to himself, displaying a preference for girls as young as twelve years old. This corrupt prophet eventually accumulates 19 wives in a frenzy of misguided devotion and a calculatingly cruel madness that eventually results in tragedy. - Actors:
- Tim Daly, William O'Leary, Neal McDonough, Lewis Smith, Marley Shelton, Jeri Ryan, Stephen Mailer, Debra Jo Rupp, Clu Gulager, Gordon Clapp, Richard McGonagle, Susanna Thompson, Heather McAdam, Kris Kamm, Dan Lauria
- Directors:
- Dick Lowry
- Writers:
- Phil Penningroth
- Studio:
- Odyssey Quest
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Drama
