One Year in a Life of Crime
1989•55m•6.8•Released
DocumentaryTV Movie
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
Languages
English
Cast
Jon Alpert
Self
Robert Steffey
Self
Freddie Rodriguez
Self
Production
Producer
Maryann DeLeo
Producer
Janet Storti
Producer
Jon Alpert
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