The Harder They Come

The Harder They Come

Infobox_Film
name = The Harder They Come


director = Perry Henzell
writer = Perry Henzell
Trevor D. Rhone
starring = Jimmy Cliff
producer =
distributor =
released = flagicon|Italy 1972 (premiere at Venice Film Festival)
flagicon|USA February 8, 1973
runtime = 120 min.
language = English
budget =
amg_id = 1:21564
imdb_id = 0070155

"The Harder They Come" is a 1972 Jamaican crime film directed by Perry Henzell.

It stars reggae singer Jimmy Cliff, who plays Ivanhoe Martin, a character based on Rhyging, a real-life Jamaican criminal who achieved fame in the 1940s. Martin is a poor Jamaican man in search of a job, before finally getting one as a reggae singer. Upon the verge of a hit record, he discovers the only way he can get a hit record is by signing away the rights. Eventually, Jose (played by Carl Bradshaw), one of the first people he met after he moved to Kingston, offers him an opportunity dealing marijuana. He turns to a life of crime and violence. There are two versions of the film — one with subtitles and one without — and each has a different ending.

Other major roles in the film were played by Janet Bartley as Elsa, Basil Keane as Preacher, the late Ras Daniel Hartman as Pedro, Beverly Anderson (who eventually married Michael Manley who became the Prime Minister of Jamaica) as the Upper St. Andrew Housewife, the late Bob Charlton as HiltonJamaican actor Volair Johnson as Pushcart Boy, and well known Jamaican comedians Ed 'Bim' Lewis as Photographer, and Aston 'Bam' Winter as the drunken husband.

"The Harder They Come" was released in February 1973 in New York City by Roger Corman's New World Pictures to little attention. It became more popular when it was played to midnight audiences nationwide the following April. The film is referenced in the "Clash" songs "Guns of Brixton" and "Safe European Home". In 2005, it was developed into a stage musical by the Theatre Royal Stratford East and UK Arts Productions in London. Adapted by Henzell, it opened on 25 March 2006. The soundtrack to the film is considered a breakthrough for reggae in the United States.

ee also

*"The Harder They Come (soundtrack)"
*"Rockers"
*"Countryman"
*"Dancehall Queen"
*"Third World Cop"
*"Shottas"
*Midnight movies

External links

*imdb title|id=0070155|title=The Harder They Come
* [http://www.criterion.com/asp/release.asp?id=83&eid=134&section=essay Criterion Collection essay by Michael Dare]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • The Harder They Come — Título The Harder They Come Ficha técnica Dirección Perry Henzell Guion Perry Henzell Trevor D. Rhone Mú …   Wikipedia Español

  • The Harder They Come — Filmdaten Originaltitel The Harder They Come Produktionsland Jamaika …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • The harder they come (album) — The Harder They Come est la bande originale du film du même nom. Elle est composée de chansons qui sont toutes des classiques du reggae. L album est sorti en 1972 sur le label Island Records. Produit par Jimmy Cliff, Derrick Harriott, Leslie Kong …   Wikipédia en Français

  • The Harder They Come (album) — The Harder They Come est la bande originale du film du même nom. Elle est composée de chansons qui sont toutes des classiques du reggae. L album est sorti en 1972 sur le label Island Records. Produit par Jimmy Cliff, Derrick Harriott, Leslie Kong …   Wikipédia en Français

  • The harder they come (film) — The Harder They Come (titre français : Tout, tout de suite) est un film jamaïcain réalisé par Perry Henzell et sorti en 1972. Il raconte l histoire d un jeune issu de la campagne qui va à Kingston pour gagner de l argent, poursuivant le rêve …   Wikipédia en Français

  • The Harder They Come (film) — The Harder They Come (titre français : Tout, tout de suite) est un film jamaïcain réalisé par Perry Henzell et sorti en 1972. Il raconte l histoire d un jeune issu de la campagne qui va à Kingston pour gagner de l argent, poursuivant le rêve …   Wikipédia en Français

  • The Harder They Come (soundtrack) — Infobox Album | Name = The Harder They Come Type = Soundtrack Artist = Jimmy Cliff Released = July 7, 1972 Recorded = 1967–1972 Genre = Reggae Length = 39:55 Label = Island Records Producer = Jimmy Cliff, Derrick Harriott, Leslie Kong, Byron Lee …   Wikipedia

  • The Harder They Come —    Voir Tout, tout de suite …   Dictionnaire mondial des Films

  • the bigger they are, the harder they fall — Commonly attributed to the boxer Robert Fitzsimmons, prior to a fight c 1900 (see quot. 1902). (Come is sometimes used instead of are; see quot. 1971.) A similar form is however found in earlier related proverbs, such as: 1493 H. PARKER Dives &… …   Proverbs new dictionary

  • the bigger they come the harder they fall — people in important positions lose more when they become unsuccessful and fail, the more powerful and affluent people are the more they suffer when they lived through defeat and disaster …   English contemporary dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”