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The Harder They Come

The Harder They Come has become a cult classic.  The Jamaican movie was released 30 years ago and stars Jimmy Cliff.  The movie set the standard for what reggae music is and what life is like in the ghetto of Trenchtown and in the reggae dancehalls of Kingston.

The Harder They Come On DVD 

The Harder They Come (includes Soundtrack CD)

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The Harder They Come is a story of a country man, Ivanhoe Martin, who leaves the mountains to come to the city to make it as a reggae superstar. He finds that life in the city is hard and finds himself being the pawn of both the local record producer and the marijuana boss he works for later when his finances get tough.

The Harder They Come was Jamaica's first feature film and helped to make reggae music popular in the U.S.

The Harder They Come Trailer 

The Harder They Come - promo trailer

Promo trailer for cult classic The Harder They Come http://latefilm.com/the-harder-they-come

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The Harder They Come is the best Jamaican movie ever.

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The Harder They Come IS the best.

Sistalove says:

This film is so geat. the soundtrack, the clothes, the styling... I went to jamaica first when I was 7 years old ( British born and bread)and it was exactly like this! Jimmy Cliff is the man! loving this lens business. Im a newbie ;-)

sethgodin says:

Best musical ever. Period.

jeffwend says:

I love this movie. It has a great soundtrack and characters.

Wrong! It's the worst!

 
 
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Jimmy Cliff Biography 

Jimmy Cliff OM (born James Chambers, 1 April 1948, Somerton District, St. James, Jamaica) is a Jamaican ska and reggae singer, musician and actor. He is the only currently living musician to hold the Order of Merit, the highest possible honour that can be granted by the Jamaican government for achievement in the arts and sciences. He is best known among mainstream audiences for songs such as "Sittin' in Limbo", "You Can Get It If You Really Want", "Many Rivers to Cross" from the soundtrack to The Harder They Come which helped popularize reggae across the world;Larkin, Colin: "The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae", 1998, Virgin Books, ISBN 0-7535-0242-9 his cover of Cat Stevens' "Wild World" and Johnny Nash's "I Can See Clearly Now" from the film, Cool Runnings. Outside of the reggae world, he is probably best known for his film appearance in The Harder They Come. Even after a string of hits, the singer has never quite managed to achieve mainstream acceptance, although in the late 1960s and early 1970s, he seemed poised for international stardom.Allmusic.com biography

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"Who's a bad man, who can draw?" Ivan (Jimmy Cliff) challenges the cops to a gunfight

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"And I keep on fighting for the things I want. Though I know that when you're dead you can't. But I'd rather be a free man in my grave. Than living as a puppet or a slave." Jimmy Cliff Lyrics from the title song

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Hello everyone.  I have been a reggae music lover for over 15 years.  I first saw The Harder They Come in high school and it has been one of...

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