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Cult Jamaican classic starring reggae star Jimmy Cliff as Ivanhoe Martin, a country boy who comes to Kingston to make it big in the music industry. Hampered by payola and music industry corruption, Ivanhoe turns to ganja-dealing to try and make ends meet. Events spiral out of his control and he soon finds himself on the run from the police. The celebrated soundtrack is peppered with reggae classics by the likes of Toots and the Maytals, Desmond Dekker, The Melodians and Cliff himself who performs, among others, the title track and the timeless 'Many Rivers to Cross'.
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Product Information
Jimmy Cliff stars in his first screen role as a young and hopeful singer who heads for Kingston with hopes of cutting a record. But all he encounters is corruption and menace.
Product Identifiers
EAN5060082519499
eBay Product ID (ePID)26048566745
Product Key Features
ActorJimmy Cliff
Film/TV TitleThe Harder They Come
DirectorPerry Henzell
FormatBlu-ray
Release Year2015
LanguageEnglish
GenreAction & Adventure
Run Time103 Mins
Additional Product Features
Certificate15
Number of Discs1
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America
Sound sourceDolby Digital
Movie/TV TitleThe Harder They Come
Consumer AdviceContains moderate bloody violence, soft drug use and moderate nudity
Many years since I last saw this but still well worth a watch with a fantastic soundtrack.
This review was written in January 2018. I probably last saw this movie in the late '70's on a BBC TV broadcast so I was holding my breath about what the quality of the picture would be on a "High Definition Blu Ray" release. I was expecting no more than good quality DVD standard IQ but braced for even less based on some previous disappointments with older lower budget movies reased on Blu Ray - however, I need not have worried and I was very pleasantly surprised to find that the picture quality is well above that expectation; while it's not to the highest modern HD standards it is still very good indeed and some effort has clearly been put in to a print restoration for the HD release. The storyline and production values of the film itself are basic and no doubt reflective of the low budget that it would have had available, but it has a charm and smack of authenticity in the depiction of gritty everday life in early '70's Jamaica that rise above any shortcomings and give a soul to the film that still shines through after nearly 50 years. For me the soundtrack to this movie remains one of the best of all time and it would be reason enough to watch the movie on its own - it perfectly evokes the atmosphere of very early 70's Jamaica and features many memorable tunes (I have had the film soundtrack on CD since the early 90's and it is close to worn out now as it's seen so much use). Overall this a great period piece for anyone interested in Jamaican history and music and it is a nice quality Blu Ray disk that the movie richly deserves.