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| Jimmy Cliff | ... | Ivanhoe "Ivan" Martin | |
| Janet Bartley | ... | Elsa | |
| Carl Bradshaw | ... | Jose | |
| Ras Daniel Hartman | ... | Pedro | |
| Basil Keane | ... | Preacher | |
| Bob Charlton | ... | Hilton | |
| Winston Stona | ... | Detective Ray Jones | |
| Lucia White | ... | Mother | |
| Volair Johnson | ... | Pushcart Boy | |
| Beverly Anderson | ... | Housewife | |
| Clover Lewis | ... | Market Woman | |
| Elijah Chambers | ... | Longa | |
| Prince Buster | ... | DJ at Dance | |
| Ed 'Bim' Lewis | ... | Photographer | |
| Bobby Loban | ... | Fitz | |
| Joanne Dunn | ... | Barmaid | |
| Adrian Robinson | ... | Editor | |
| Don Topping | ... | DJ | |
| Karl Leslie | ... | Freddie | |
| Sandra Redwood | ... | Girl | |
| Ula Fraser | ... | Elsa Friend | |
| Carol Lawes | ... | Elsa Friend | |
| Aston 'Bam' Winter | ... | Drunk | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Toots Hibbert | ... | Himself (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Perry Henzell | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Perry Henzell | (written by) & | |
| Trevor D. Rhone | (written by) | |
Produced by | |||
| Perry Henzell | .... | producer | |
| Jeff Scheftel | .... | producer (30th Anniversary DVD) | |
| Chris Blackwell | .... | executive producer (uncredited) | |
Original Music by | |||
| Jimmy Cliff | |||
| Desmond Dekker | |||
| The Slickers | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Peter Jessop | |||
| David McDonald | |||
| Franklyn St. Juste | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Seicland Anderson | |||
| John Victor-Smith | |||
| Richard White | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Sally Henzell | |||
Production Management | |||
| Yvonne Jones | .... | production manager | |
| Scott Michael Nabat | .... | post-production supervisor (2006 restoration) | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Robert Russell | .... | assistant director | |
| Tony Straw | .... | assistant director | |
Sound Department | |||
| Bob Povey | .... | sound | |
| Winston Rodney | .... | sound | |
Stunts | |||
| Alton Ellis | .... | stunt double: Jimmy Cliff | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Ernest Davis | .... | assistant camera | |
| Roy Marsden | .... | gaffer | |
Music Department | |||
| Brent Dowe | .... | composer: song "Rivers of Babylon" | |
| Trevor McNaughton | .... | composer: song "Rivers of Babylon" | |
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I have always listened very much to all kind of Reggae(also ska and rocksteady) and the record "The harder they come" is one of the best record's ever. So I had really looked forward to see this film. First off all I must say that the songs are fantastic in this film with songs like for example: "Rivers of babylon", "Many rivers to cross", "Sitting here in limbo" and of course the title song.
Jimmy Cliff stars as Ivan, a country boy who comes to the big city looking for fame through music but is forced to become a "rude boy" and it will have big consequences. The film maybe is not a masterpiece but the music is and I thought it was so very funny to watch a film from Jamaica.
This is also one of the biggest cult classics ever and it is very entertaining. The ending is pretty amazing. The acting by the great singer Jimmy Cliff is actually good, and the rest of the unknown cast is also good. This film is a MUST-SEE! My rating would be a 8 or a 9/10