The Glass Shield - 1995

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.

109min
1995
PG-13
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating6.1/10

Cast

Michael Boatman profile pictureMichael BoatmanDep. J.J. Johnson
Lori Petty profile pictureLori PettyDep. Deborah Fields
Ice Cube profile pictureIce CubeTheodore 'Teddy' Woods
Erich Anderson profile pictureErich AndersonD.A. Ira Kern
Bernie Casey profile pictureBernie CaseyJames Locket
Richard Anderson profile pictureRichard AndersonWatch Cmmdr. Clarence Massey
Elliott Gould profile pictureElliott GouldGreenspan
Victoria Dillard profile pictureVictoria DillardBarbara Simms
Michael Ironside profile pictureMichael IronsideDet. Gene Baker
Natalija Nogulich profile pictureNatalija NogulichJudge Helen Lewis
Wanda De Jesus profile pictureWanda De JesusCarmen Munoz
Don Harvey profile pictureDon HarveyDep. Jack Bono
M. Emmet Walsh profile pictureM. Emmet WalshDet. Jesse Hall
Monty Bane profile pictureMonty BaneCoroner
Julio Oscar Mechoso profile pictureJulio Oscar MechosoAssistant D.A.
Sy Richardson profile pictureSy RichardsonMr. Taylor
Linden Chiles profile pictureLinden ChilesSergeant Berry Foster
Tommy Redmond Hicks profile pictureTommy Redmond HicksReverend Banks
Joseph Walsh profile pictureJoseph WalshCouncilman Ross

About The Glass Shield

The Glass Shield 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.

Age Rating: PG-13
Runtime: 109min

Extra details

Original Title: The Glass Shield
Original Language: English
Directed By: Charles Burnett
Production Companies
Miramax