One Year in a Life of Crime (1989)
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.
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| Budget | $0.00 |
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| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.033 |
Directed By
Jon Alpert
Crew
Jon Alpert
John Custodio
Maryann DeLeo
Janet Storti
Jon Alpert
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