The Glass Shield

1h 50min

Drama

Action

Thriller

Crime

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.

Production Companies

CiBy 2000

Byrnes Schroeder Walker Productions

Miramax

Cast

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
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.
Sy Richardson

Sy Richardson

Mr. Taylor
Linden Chiles

Linden Chiles

Sergeant Berry Foster
Tommy Redmond Hicks

Tommy Redmond Hicks

Reverend Banks
Joseph Walsh

Joseph Walsh

Councilman Ross

Release date

16th Sep 1994

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English