The Harder They Come
- With a Piece in His Hand He Takes on the Man!
- 1972-09-01
- Crime, Drama, Music
- Franco Nero, Jimmy Cliff, Winston Stona, Carl Bradshaw, Basil Keane, Toots Hibbert, Janet Bartley, Lucia White, Don Topping, Volair Johnson, Prince Buster, Bobby Loban, Ras Daniel Hartman, Bob Charlton, Aston 'Bam' Winter, Sandra Redwood, Ed 'Bim' Lewis, Elijah Chambers, Adrian Robinson, Clover Lewis, Beverly Anderson, Joanne Dunn, Karl Leslie, Ula Fraser, Carol Lawes
- 1 h. 43 min.
- 6.6/10
- 114
- Jamaica
- International Films
Overview:
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.