The Harder They Come

Name: The Harder They Come
Genre: Crime, Drama, Music
Released: 1972-08-01
Duration: 1 h 43 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Jimmy Cliff, Janet Bartley, Carl Bradshaw, Ras Daniel Hartman, Basil Keane

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

The Harder They Come (1972)

Timing: 1:43 (103 min)

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Release date

1972-08-01

Country

Jamaica

Production

International Films

Genre

Crime, Drama, Music

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Director

Perry Henzell

Actors

Jimmy Cliff, Janet Bartley, Carl Bradshaw, Ras Daniel Hartman, Basil Keane, Bob Charlton, Winston Stona, Lucia White, Volair Johnson, Beverly Anderson
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Scenario

Perry Henzell, Trevor D. Rhone

Producer

Perry Henzell, Jeff Scheftel, Chris Blackwell

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Editing

Reicland Anderson, John Victor-Smith, Richard White
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Short description

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.