

One Year in a Life of Crime
Visit website6.8/10 • 4
1989-12-01 • 0h 55m
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.
- Directors
- Jon Alpert
- Editors
- John Custodio

One Year in a Life of Crime
Visit website1989-12-01 • 0h 55m
6.8/10 • 4
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.
- Directors
- Jon Alpert
- Editors
- John Custodio
Top Billed Cast
View CreditsJon Alpert
Self
Robert Steffey
Self
Freddie Rodriguez
Self
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- Original Language
- English
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- Keywords
- new jerseycocainedomestic abuseshopliftingspouse abuseshoplifteruneducatednewark, new jersey