The Glass Shield (1994)
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.
Director:
Charles Burnett
Writers:
Ned Welsh, John Eddie Johnson.
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Michael Boatman as Dep. J.J. Johnson |
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Lori Petty as Dep. Deborah Fields |
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Ice Cube as Theodore 'Teddy' Woods |
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Erich Anderson as D.A. Ira Kern |
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Bernie Casey as James Locket |
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Richard Anderson as Watch Cmmdr. Clarence Massey |
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Elliott Gould as Greenspan |
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Victoria Dillard as Barbara Simms |
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Michael Ironside as Det. Gene Baker |
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Natalija Nogulich as Judge Helen Lewis |
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Wanda De Jesus as Carmen Munoz |
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Michael Gregory as Dep. Roy Bush |
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Don Harvey as Dep. Jack Bono |
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Ernie Lee Banks as Mr. Woods |
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M. Emmet Walsh as Det. Jesse Hall |
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Thomas Babson as U.S. Marshall |
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Monty Bane as Coroner |
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Julio Oscar Mechoso as Assistant D.A. |
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Sy Richardson as Mr. Taylor |
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Linden Chiles as Sergeant Berry Foster |
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Tommy Redmond Hicks as Reverend Banks |
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Joseph Walsh as Councilman Ross |
| Directing | Charles Burnett | Director |
| Sound | Armen Ksajikian | Musician |
| Writing | Charles Burnett | Writer |
| Writing | Ned Welsh | Screenplay |
| Writing | John Eddie Johnson | Screenplay |
| Editing | Curtiss Clayton | Editor |
| Production | Carolyn Schroeder | Producer |
| Production | Robert A. Merrill | Associate Producer |
| Art | Joel Carter | Art Direction |
| Production | Monica Swann | Casting |
| Production | Patrick Peach | Co-Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gaye Shannon-Burnett | Costume Design |
| Production | Chet Walker | Executive Producer |
| Production | Michael D. Aglion | Associate Producer |
| Camera | Elliot Davis | Director of Photography |
| Production | Thomas S. Byrnes | Producer |
| Sound | Stephen James Taylor | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Penny Barrett | Production Design |
| Art | Lisa Boutillier | Set Decoration |
| Crew | Dennis Madalone | Stunts |
