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The Glass Shield

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Movie Info
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Director -
Charles Burnett -
Producer -
Carolyn Schroeder , Thomas S. Byrnes -
Screenwriter -
Charles Burnett , Ned Eddie Johnson , Ned Welsh -
Distributor -
Miramax Home Entertainment [us] , Miramax Films -
Production Co -
Miramax Films -
Rating -
PG-13 -
Genre -
Crime , Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Jun 2, 1994, Original -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Nov 25, 2016 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$2.5M -
Runtime -
1h 48m -
Sound Mix -
Surround