David Koresh

David Koresh

Born: August 17, 1959
Died: April 19, 1993
in Houston, Texas, USA
David Koresh, born Vernon Wayne Howell, was the American cult leader of the Branch Davidians sect, believing himself to be its final prophet.

Movies for David Koresh...

Title: Waco: American Apocalypse
Character: Self (Archival Footage/Voice)
Released: March 22, 2023
Type: TV
This docuseries includes never-before-seen material from the infamous 51-day standoff between federal agents and a heavily armed religious group in 1993.
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Title: Heaven's Gate: The Cult of Cults
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: December 3, 2020
Type: TV
What started in 1975 with the disappearance of 20 people from a small town in Oregon, ended in 1997 with the largest suicide on US soil and changed the face of modern New Age religion forever. This four-part docuseries uses never-before-seen footage and first-person accounts to explore the infamous UFO cult that shocked the nation with their out-of-this-world beliefs.
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Title: Inside the Criminal Mind
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: August 24, 2018
Type: TV
Explore the psychological machinations and immoral behavior that define the most nefarious types of criminals.
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Waco Inferno: The Untold Story
Title: Waco Inferno: The Untold Story
Character: Self (archive footage) (archive sound)
Released: April 16, 2018
Type: Movie
Documentary charting the rise of David Koresh, the 51-day siege at the Branch Davidian compound and the tragic conclusion to that stand-off. Featuring testimony from five of the 'true believers'.
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Truth and Lies: Waco
Title: Truth and Lies: Waco
Released: January 4, 2018
Type: Movie
Twenty-five years after the 51-day standoff and deadly siege on David Koresh and the Branch Davidian compound, new details and survivor revelations come to light.
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Oklahoma City
Title: Oklahoma City
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 21, 2017
Type: Movie
The bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City in April 1995 is the worst act of domestic terrorism in American history. This documentary explores how a series of deadly encounters between American citizens and federal law enforcement—including the standoffs at Ruby Ridge and Waco—led to it.
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Title: The Secret Rulers of the World
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: April 29, 2001
Type: TV
The Secret Rulers of the World was first shown on Channel 4 in April 2001. The five-part documentary series accompanied creator Jon Ronson's book 'Them: Adventures with Extremists', which covered similar topics and described many of the same episodes. Both the series and book detail Ronson's encounters following theorists and activists residing outside political, religious, and sociological norms.
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Waco: The Rules of Engagement
Title: Waco: The Rules of Engagement
Character: Self - Branch Davidian Leader (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: September 19, 1997
Type: Movie
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.
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Divine Emanuelle
Title: Divine Emanuelle
Character: (uncredited)
Released: April 10, 1981
Type: Movie
The young daughter of a US Senator is drawn into a hippie “free love” cult called “The Children of Light” by the blond boyfriend of the cult’s leader, a mysterious and beautiful Asian woman. The cult turns out to be not quite the “free” love community it presents itself to be.