One Year in a Life of Crime

One Year in a Life of Crime(1989)

12/01/1989 (US)Documentary, TV Movie0h 55m
6.8

Overview

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.

Jon Alpert

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Jon Alpert

Jon Alpert

Self

Robert Steffey

Robert Steffey

Self

Freddie Rodriguez

Freddie Rodriguez

Self

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Part of the Life of Crime Collection

A series of documentaries featuring an unfiltered look at three friends from Newark and their experiences with drug addiction, prison and rehab over nearly 40 years.

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