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Harder They Come

1973

NR (Not Rated)

715515010825

6.8

7,595

action | crime | drama

USA | English | Color | 01:43

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The Harder They Come is a 1972 Jamaican crime film starring reggae singer Jimmy Cliff, who plays Ivanhoe Martin, a character based on Rhyging, a real-life Jamaican criminal who achieved fame in the 1940s.

Cast View all

	Jimmy Cliff	Ivanhoe Ivan Martin
	Janet Bartley	Elsa
	Carl Bradshaw	Jose Smith
	Ras Daniel Hartman	Pedro
	Basil Keane	Preacher
	Bob Charlton	Hilton
	Winston Stona	Detective Ray Jones
	Lucia White	Mother
	Volair Johnson	Pushcart Boy
	Beverly Anderson	Housewife
	Clover Lewis	Market Woman
	Elijah Chambers	Longa
	Prince Buster	DJ at Dance
	Ed 'Bim' Lewis	Photographer
	Bobby Loban	Fitz
	Joanne Dunn	Barmaid
	Adrian Robinson	Editor
	Don Topping	DJ
	Karl Leslie	Freddie
	Sandra Redwood	Girl
	Ula Fraser	Elsa Friend
	Carol Lawes	Elsa Friend
	Aston 'Bam' Winter	Drunk
	Henry Gordon	Recording studio singer
	Frederick Hibbert	Recording studio singer

Crew View all

Director	Perry Henzell
Writer	Perry Henzell, Trevor D. Rhone
Producer	Chris Blackwell, Yvonne Brewster, David Garonzik, Arthur Gorson, Perry Henzell, Stephen A. Housden, S. Leigh Savidge, Jeff Scheftel
Musician	Jimmy Cliff, Desmond Dekker, The Slickers
Photography	Peter Jessop, David McDonald, Franklyn St. Juste

Trailer

Edition details

Edition	Criterion
Packaging	Keep Case
Nr Discs	1
Screen Ratios	Fullscreen (4:3, Letterboxed) Widescreen (1.66:1)
Audio Tracks	Dolby Digital Mono [English] Dolby Digital Stereo [English] Mono [English]
Subtitles	English \| English (Closed Captioned)
Distributor	Criterion
Layers	Single side, Dual layer
Edition Release Date	Oct 31, 2000
Regions	Region 1