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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Jimmy Cliff as Ivanhoe "Ivan" Martin
Janet Bartley as Elsa
Carl Bradshaw as Jose
Ras Daniel Hartman as Pedro
Basil Keane as Preacher
Bob Charlton as Hilton
Winston Stona as Detective Ray Jones
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
Joanne Dunn as Barmaid
Don Topping as DJ
Karl Leslie as Freddie
Sandra Redwood as Girl
Ula Fraser as Elsa Friend
Carol Lawes as Elsa Friend
Aston 'Bam' Winter as Drunk
Toots Hibbert as Himself
Adrian Robinson as Editor
Franco Nero as Django (archive footage)
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