The Glass Shield

The Glass Shield
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Charles Burnett
Written by	Charles Burnett John Eddie Johnson Ned Welsh
Produced by	Thomas S. Byrnes Carolyn Schroeder
Starring	Richard Anderson Michael Boatman Bernie Casey Elliott Gould Don Harvey Ice Cube Michael Ironside Natalia Nogulich Lori Petty M. Emmet Walsh Gary Wood
Cinematography	Elliot Davis
Edited by	Curtiss Clayton
Music by	Stephen James Taylor
Production company	CiBy 2000
Distributed by	Miramax Films
Release dates	August 1994 (1994-08) (Locarno) September 16, 1994 (1994-09-16) (TIFF) November 1994 (1994-11) (Stockholm) June 2, 1995 (1995-06-02) (United States)
Running time	109 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$3.3 million (US)[1]

The Glass Shield is a 1994 American crime drama film co-written and directed by Charles Burnett. It stars Michael Boatman and Lori Petty as rookie Deputy Sheriffs who uncover a conspiracy around the arrest of a suspect (Ice Cube). After a festival run, it was released in the United States on June 2, 1995, and grossed $3.3 million.