The Glass Shield

5.2 1994 110 min
PG-13
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 oth…

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Director
Charles Burnett
Writers
Charles Burnett, Ned Welsh, John Eddie Johnson
Classification
PG-13

Cast

The cast behind this title

Michael Boatman Dep. J.J. Johnson
Lori Petty Dep. Deborah Fields
Ice Cube Theodore 'Teddy' Woods
Erich Anderson D.A. Ira Kern
Bernie Casey James Locket
Richard Anderson Watch Cmmdr. Clarence Massey
Elliott Gould Greenspan
Victoria Dillard Barbara Simms
Michael Ironside Det. Gene Baker
Natalija Nogulich Judge Helen Lewis
Wanda De Jesus Carmen Munoz
Michael Gregory Dep. Roy Bush
Don Harvey Dep. Jack Bono
Ernie Lee Banks Mr. Woods
M. Emmet Walsh Det. Jesse Hall
Thomas Babson U.S. Marshall
Monty Bane Coroner
Julio Oscar Mechoso Assistant D.A.

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