One Year in a Life of Crime (1989)

12/01/1989 (US) • 55m

Documentary, TV Movie

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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Part of the Life of Crime Collection

Includes One Year in a Life of Crime, Life of Crime 2, Life of Crime: 1984-2020

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

new jersey

cocaine

domestic abuse

shoplifting

spouse abuse

shoplifter

uneducated

newark, new jersey

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