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The Harder They Come

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Movie
1972
1h 43m
English
Crime, Drama, Music
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.
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Jimmy Cliff
Ivanhoe "Ivan" Martin
Basil Keane
Preacher
Winston Stona
Detective Ray Jones
Volair Johnson
Pushcart Boy
Clover Lewis
Market Woman
Prince Buster
DJ at Dance
Ed Bim Lewis
Photographer
Ula Fraser
Elsa Friend
Carol Lawes
Elsa Friend
Franco Nero
Django (archive footage)
Directed By: Perry Henzell

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CinemaSerf
one year ago
Firstly, a quick shout out for the new Garden Cinema in Holborn, London where I saw this recently. A small cinema, but it's great to see a new venue opening so give it a go if you are nearby. To the film, well that sees Jimmy Cliff as "Ivan" - a would-be reggae singer who manages to get himself a re More
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