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One Year in a Life of Crime

One Year in a Life of Crime

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Documentary
📜 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.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1989-12-01
⌚ Running Time: 55 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.8

Beloved Cast

Jon Alpert original image
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Jon Alpert
Robert Steffey original image
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Robert Steffey
Freddie Rodriguez original image
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Freddie Rodriguez

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