The Glass Shield

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Michael Boatman

Dep. J.J. Johnson

Age : 59 | Popularity : 6%

Lori Petty

Dep. Deborah Fields

Age : 60 | Popularity : 23%

Ice Cube

Theodore 'Teddy' Woods

Age : 54 | Popularity : 27%

Erich Anderson

D.A. Ira Kern

Age : N/A | Popularity : 6%

Bernie Casey

James Locket

Age : 78 | Popularity : 6%

Richard Anderson

Watch Cmmdr. Clarence Massey

Age : 91 | Popularity : 11%

Elliott Gould

Greenspan

Age : 85 | Popularity : 13%

Victoria Dillard

Barbara Simms

Age : 54 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Camera	Director of Photography	Elliot Davis
Editing	Editor	Curtiss Clayton
Directing	Director	Charles Burnett
Writing	Writer	Charles Burnett
	Screenplay	Ned Welsh John Eddie Johnson
Production	Co-Producer	Patrick Peach
	Associate Producer	Michael D. Aglion Robert A. Merrill
	Executive Producer	Chet Walker
	Producer	Thomas S. Byrnes Carolyn Schroeder
	Casting	Monica Swann
Sound	Musician	Armen Ksajikian
	Original Music Composer	Stephen James Taylor
Art	Production Design	Penny Barrett
	Art Direction	Joel Carter
	Set Decoration	Lisa Boutillier
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Gaye Shannon-Burnett
Department	Role	Name

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