The Glass Shield (1995)

  • PG-13
  • 06/02/1995 (US)
  • Drama, Action, Thriller, Crime
  • 1h 49m

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

Overview

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.

Charles Burnett

Director, Writer

Ned Welsh

Screenplay

John Eddie Johnson

Screenplay

Cast

Michael Boatman's headshot

Michael Boatman

Dep. J.J. Johnson
Lori Petty's headshot

Lori Petty

Dep. Deborah Fields
Ice Cube's headshot

Ice Cube

Theodore 'Teddy' Woods
Erich Anderson's headshot

Erich Anderson

D.A. Ira Kern
Bernie Casey's headshot

Bernie Casey

James Locket
Richard Anderson's headshot

Richard Anderson

Watch Cmmdr. Clarence Massey
Elliott Gould's headshot

Elliott Gould

Greenspan
Victoria Dillard's headshot

Victoria Dillard

Barbara Simms

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