The Glass Shield

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 (Locarno); September 16, 1994 (TIFF); November 1994 (Stockholm); June 2, 1995 (United States);
Running time	109 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$3.3 million (US)

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.