The Glass Shield
movie

In a world filled with violence... his only weapon is the truth!
Released September 16, 1994
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.
Cast

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
Crew

Charles Burnett
as
Director
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Armen Ksajikian
as
Musician

Charles Burnett
as
Writer
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John Eddie Johnson
as
Screenplay
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Ned Welsh
as
Screenplay

Stephen James Taylor
as
Original Music Composer

Elliot Davis
as
Director of Photography
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Curtiss Clayton
as
Editor
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Monica Swann
as
Casting
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Penny Barrett
as
Production Design
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Joel Carter
as
Art Direction
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Lisa Boutillier
as
Set Decoration