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The Glass Shield

First aired on Sep 16, 1994

Runtime: 109 mins

50%

Genres: 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.

Featured Cast: click image to view more
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
Featured Crew
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Charles Burnett | Director
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Armen Ksajikian | Musician
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Charles Burnett | Writer
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John Eddie Johnson | Screenplay
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Ned Welsh | Screenplay
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Stephen James Taylor | Original Music Composer