The Glass Shield

The Glass Shield (1994-09-16)

Drama | Action | Thriller | Crime |

5.042

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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.

Directed By: Charles Burnett

Star Cast: Michael Boatman , Lori Petty , Ice Cube , Erich Anderson ,

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Status: Released
Runtime: 110m
Popularity: 4.5587
Language: en

Budget: $5,000,000
Revenue: $3,291,163

Vote Average: 5.042
Vote Count: 48

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Michael Boatman

Michael Boatman

Dep. J.J. Johnson

Lori Petty

Lori Petty

Dep. Deborah Fields

Ice Cube

Ice Cube

Theodore 'Teddy' Woods

Erich Anderson

Erich Anderson

D.A. Ira Kern

Bernie Casey

Bernie Casey

James Locket

Richard Anderson

Richard Anderson

Watch Cmmdr. Clarence Massey

Elliott Gould

Elliott Gould

Greenspan

Victoria Dillard

Victoria Dillard

Barbara Simms

Michael Ironside

Michael Ironside

Det. Gene Baker

Natalija Nogulich

Natalija Nogulich

Judge Helen Lewis

Wanda De Jesus

Wanda De Jesus

Carmen Munoz

Michael Gregory

Michael Gregory

Dep. Roy Bush

Don Harvey

Don Harvey

Dep. Jack Bono

Ernie Lee Banks

Ernie Lee Banks

Mr. Woods

M. Emmet Walsh

M. Emmet Walsh

Det. Jesse Hall

Thomas Babson

Thomas Babson

U.S. Marshall

Monty Bane

Monty Bane

Coroner

Julio Oscar Mechoso

Julio Oscar Mechoso

Assistant D.A.