Movie · 1972
The Harder They Come
“With a Piece in His Hand He Takes on the Man!”
Released 1 August 1972 103 min Crime / Drama / Music More from 1972 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
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.
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How old were they?
Winston Stona
as Detective Ray Jones
Ras Daniel Hartman
as Pedro
Franco Nero
as Django (archive footage)
Jimmy Cliff
as Ivanhoe "Ivan" Martin
Janet Bartley
as Elsa
Carl Bradshaw
as Jose
Basil Keane
as Preacher
Bob Charlton
as Hilton
Lucia White
as Mother
Volair Johnson
as Pushcart Boy
Beverly Anderson
as Housewife
Clover Lewis
as Market Woman
Elijah Chambers
as Longa
Prince Buster
as DJ at Dance
Ed 'Bim' Lewis
as Photographer
Bobby Loban
as Fitz
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The numbers
4years between the oldest and youngest billed
32Winston Stona — oldest on the call sheet
28Jimmy Cliff — youngest billed
30average age of the credited cast