The Harder They Come
With a Piece in His Hand He Takes on the Man!
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.
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.
Genre: Action, Drama, Crime, Music, Foreign
Actor: Jimmy Cliff, Janet Bartley, Carl Bradshaw, Ras Daniel Hartman, Basil Keane, Bob Charlton, Winston Stona, Lucia White, Volair Johnson, Beverly Anderson
Director: Perry Henzell
Country: Jamaica
Produced By: International Films, Xenon Pictures
Runtime: 103
Release: 1972
Rating: 6.611 out of 10
Language: English, en,
Views: 800
Content Rating:R
Quality: DVD
Also known as: Caiga Quien Caiga, Тернистый путь, 어려우면 어려울수록, Harder They Come, The (1972)
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