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The Harder They Come

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

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R 1973 · 1h 43m
Drama, Crime, Music
Starring Jimmy Cliff · Janet Bartley · Carl Bradshaw
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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.

Theatrical
Feb 8, 1973
DVD / Blu-ray
Oct 17, 2000
Theaters
1
Director
Perry Henzell
Producers
Chris Blackwell, Perry Henzell, Jeff Scheftel
Studio
International Films
Keywords
disc jockey church choir gangster jamaica reggae parish recording contract record producer record label cinema on cinema murder marijuana drugs
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Cast

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J
Jimmy Cliff
Ivanhoe "Ivan" Martin
J
Janet Bartley
Elsa
C
Carl Bradshaw
Jose
W
Winston Stona
Detective Ray Jones
C
Carol Lawes
Elsa Friend
T
Toots Hibbert
Himself
F
Franco Nero
Django (archive footage)
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