Release Date

01 Sep, 1972

Runtime

01:43: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

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.

Photos

×

Actors

Jimmy Cliff

Janet Bartley

Carl Bradshaw

Ras Daniel Hartman

Basil Keane

Bob Charlton

Winston Stona

Lucia White

Volair Johnson

Beverly Anderson

Clover Lewis

Elijah Chambers

Prince Buster

Ed 'Bim' Lewis

Bobby Loban

Joanne Dunn

Don Topping

Karl Leslie

Sandra Redwood

Ula Fraser

Carol Lawes

Crew

Chris Blackwell

Perry Henzell

Jeff Scheftel

Jimmy Cliff

Desmond Dekker

Perry Henzell

David McDonald

Franklyn St Juste

Sally Henzell

The Slickers

Peter Jessop

Reicland Anderson

Bob Povey

Richard White