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- Release date: 1972 (Jamaica)
- Director: Perry Henzell
- Screenwriter: Perry Henzell, Trevor D. Rhone
- Producer: Perry Henzell
- Distributor: International Films
- MPAA rating: R
- Run time: 105 minutes
- Inspired by the story of 1950s Jamaican outlaw Ivanhoe Martin (AKA Rhygin)ImagesJournal.com: The Harder They Come
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The Harder They Come stars reggae musician Jimmy Cliff as a poor young man from the Jamaican countryside who moves to the city to make it big. The movie helped Cliff to gain notoriety as a reggae artist and has since become a cult classic.Rotten Tomatoes: The Harder They Come Reviews
Plot Summary
Ivan Martin (Jimmy Cliff) leaves the safety of a rural home to seek fame and fortune in the Jamaican city of Kingston. Once he reaches the city, he becomes the victim of theft and corruption. Disillusioned, Ivan turns to a life of crime, through which he gains notoriety as a both musician and outlaw. However, his criminal lifestyle ultimately leads to his downfall.-
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The Harder They Come on Amazon
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The Harder They Come - Criterion Collection - $39.95
Reggae superstar Jimmy Cliff is Ivan, a rural Jamaican musician who journeys to the city of Kingston in search of fame and fortune. Pushed to desperate circumstances by shady recor...Amazon
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Harder They Come (Deluxe Edition) - $29.98
Jamaican filmmaker Perry Henzell made reggae an integral player in his gritty 1973 saga of a renegade Kingston singer who becomes a modern Robin Hood, casting ...Amazon
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The Harder They Come - 30th Anniversary Edition - $19.98
Director-producer Perry Henzel's all-Jamaican-made 1973 classic, one of the most beloved and longest-running of all international cult favorites, fiercely expresses the live-wire J...Amazon
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The Harder They Come - $13.98
Japanese digitally remastered reissue of 1973 soundtrack, packaged in a miniature LP sleeve. Featuring music mostly performed by Jimmy Cliff but also including tracks from Melodian...Amazon
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The Harder They Come (includes Soundtrack CD) - $29.98
WITH A PIECE IN HIS HAND HE TAKES ON THE MAN! Reggae legend Jimmy Cliff stars as Ivanhoe "Ivan" Martin, an aspiring young singer who leaves his rural village for the city of Kingst...Amazon
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Check this video out -- "The Harder They Come" Jimmy Cliff http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGE4dnrPPZQ
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@questlove @RoMarley @badassyella - Jimmy Cliff - The harder they come, studio version http://bit.ly/4P4Oxl ....ya see it!?
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@linda1966 they might do Blue Peter is still great at getting the home made cards. Tinsel seems harder and harder to come by these days.
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this is y carolina doesn't come up! work together! its crazy b/c i'm die hard 4 dis mofo but if i go to the A they wld go harder & giv bk!
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