The Glass Shield

The Glass Shield (1994)

In a world filled with violence... his only weapon is the truth!

  • Genre: Drama, Action, Thriller, Crime
  • Release Date: 1994-09-16
  • User Rating: 4.9/10 from 41 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 49min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: CiBy 2000
  • Production Country: United States of America, France
  • Director: Charles Burnett
star 4.9/10
From 41 Ratings

Summary

J.J. is a rookie in the Sheriff's Department and the first black officer at that station. Racial tensions run high in the department as some of J.J.'s fellow officers resent his presence. His only real friend is the other new trooper, the first female officer to work there, who also suffers similar discrimination in the otherwise all-white male work environment. When J.J. becomes increasingly aware of police corruption during the murder trial of Teddy Woods, whom he helped to arrest, he faces difficult decisions and puts himself into grave personal danger in the service of justice.

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  • Michael Boatman

    as Dep. J.J. Johnson
  • Lori Petty

    as Dep. Deborah Fields
  • Ice Cube

    as Theodore 'Teddy' Woods
  • Erich Anderson

    as D.A. Ira Kern
  • Bernie Casey

    as James Locket
  • Richard Anderson

    as Watch Cmmdr. Clarence Massey
  • Elliott Gould

    as Greenspan
  • Victoria Dillard

    as Barbara Simms
  • Michael Ironside

    as Det. Gene Baker
  • Natalija Nogulich

    as Judge Helen Lewis
  • Wanda De Jesus

    as Carmen Munoz
  • Michael Gregory

    as Dep. Roy Bush
  • Don Harvey

    as Dep. Jack Bono
  • Ernie Lee Banks

    as Mr. Woods
  • M. Emmet Walsh

    as Det. Jesse Hall
  • Thomas Babson

    as U.S. Marshall
  • Monty Bane

    as Coroner
  • Julio Oscar Mechoso

    as Assistant D.A.
  • Sy Richardson

    as Mr. Taylor
  • Linden Chiles

    as Sergeant Berry Foster
  • Tommy Redmond Hicks

    as Reverend Banks
  • Joseph Walsh

    as Councilman Ross
Directing Charles Burnett Director
Sound Armen Ksajikian Musician
Writing Charles Burnett Writer
Writing John Eddie Johnson Screenplay
Writing Ned Welsh Screenplay
Sound Stephen James Taylor Original Music Composer
Camera Elliot Davis Director of Photography
Editing Curtiss Clayton Editor
Production Monica Swann Casting
Art Penny Barrett Production Design
Art Joel Carter Art Direction
Art Lisa Boutillier Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up Gaye Shannon-Burnett Costume Design
Production Michael D. Aglion Associate Producer
Production Thomas S. Byrnes Producer
Production Robert A. Merrill Associate Producer
Production Carolyn Schroeder Producer
Production Chet Walker Executive Producer
Production Patrick Peach Co-Producer
Crew Dennis Madalone Stunts

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