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The Harder They Come (1972)
Directed by Perry Henzell
“With a Piece in His Hand He Takes on the Man!”
Crime, Drama, Music · 1h 43m
Ivanhoe Martin arrives in Kingston, Jamaica, looking for work and, after some initial struggles, lands a recording contract as a reggae singer. He records his first song, "The Harder They Come," but after a bitter dispute with a manipulative producer named Hilton, soon finds himself resorting to petty crime in order to pay the bills. He deals marijuana, kills some abusive cops and earns local folk hero status. Meanwhile, his record is topping the charts.
Cast
Jimmy Cliff
Ivanhoe "Ivan" Martin
J
Janet Bartley
Elsa
C
Carl Bradshaw
Jose
R
Ras Daniel Hartman
Pedro
B
Basil Keane
Preacher
B
Bob Charlton
Hilton
Winston Stona
Detective Ray Jones
L
Lucia White
Mother
V
Volair Johnson
Pushcart Boy
B
Beverly Anderson
Housewife
C
Clover Lewis
Market Woman
E
Elijah Chambers
Longa
Crew
- Director
- Perry Henzell
- Writer
- Perry Henzell, Trevor D. Rhone
- Editor
- Reicland Anderson, John Victor-Smith, Richard White
- Producer
- Perry Henzell, Jeff Scheftel
Details
- Release date
- 1972-08-01
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Music
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- Jamaica
- Production
- International Films