The Harder They Come

The Harder They Come

The Harder They Come

Genres
Crime Drama Music

Release Date: Sep 01, 1972

Runtime: 103 minutes

Rating: 6.6/10

Status: Released

Production Companies
  • International Films

Overview

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.

"With a Piece in His Hand He Takes on the Man!"

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Cast

Jimmy Cliff, Janet Bartley, Carl Bradshaw, Ras Daniel Hartman, Basil Keane ,

Bob Charlton, Winston Stona, Lucia White, Volair Johnson, Beverly Anderson, Clover Lewis, Elijah Chambers, Prince Buster, Ed 'Bim' Lewis, Bobby Loban, Joanne Dunn, Don Topping, Karl Leslie, Sandra Redwood, Ula Fraser, Carol Lawes, Aston 'Bam' Winter, Toots Hibbert, Adrian Robinson, Franco Nero

Crew

Jimmy Cliff, Chris Blackwell, Perry Henzell, Jeff Scheftel, Desmond Dekker ,

Perry Henzell, Richard White, Reicland Anderson, The Slickers, David McDonald, Bob Povey, Burning Spear, John Victor-Smith, Peter Jessop, Franklyn St Juste, Sally Henzell, Trevor D. Rhone, Perry Henzell