The Alpha Caper

1973 American TV series or program

Crime
Thriller
Drama

Written byElroy SchwartzDirected byRobert Michael LewisStarringHenry Fonda
Leonard Nimoy
Larry HagmanMusic byOliver NelsonCountry of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishProductionExecutive producerHarve BennettProducersAubrey Schenck
Arnold F. Turner (associate producer)Production locationsUniversal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, CaliforniaCinematographyEnzo MartinelliEditorLes GreenRunning time85 minutesProduction companiesUniversal Television
Silverton ProductionsOriginal releaseNetworkABCReleaseOctober 6, 1973 (1973-10-06)

The Alpha Caper (also known as The Inside Job) is a 1973 American made-for-television^[1] crime thriller film directed by Robert Michael Lewis. It stars Henry Fonda as an embittered parole officer forced into early retirement, who decides to take revenge against the city officials by stealing a gold shipment being moved to a new depository. The television film was the final production of producer Aubrey Schenck and was a television pilot for an American television series called Crime.^[2]