One Year in a Life of Crime (1989)
Their job is stealing, their lives a cruel dead end. Director Jon Alpert takes his cameras undercover for this hard-hitting look at men who live by theft and suffer addiction. Focusing on a year in the lives of three professional criminals, this gritty profile—which includes hidden-camera footage of actual thefts—exposes the "petty" crimes that are paralyzing America.
Director: Jon Alpert
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Jon Alpert as Self |
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Robert Steffey as Self |
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Freddie Rodriguez as Self |
| Directing | Jon Alpert | Director |
| Editing | John Custodio | Editor |
| Production | Jon Alpert | Producer |
| Production | Maryann DeLeo | Producer |
| Production | Janet Storti | Producer |