Jimmy Cliff The Harder They Come (Film & Soundtrack Special Edition) (DVD + CD) R

With a Piece in His Hand He Takes on the Man!
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DVD Details

  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Rated: R
  • Run Time: 2 hours
  • Video: Color
  • Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
  • Released: August 22, 2006
  • Originally Released: 1973
  • Label: Xenon

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AUDIENCE SCORE
User Ratings: 5,581
...Movie aficionados appreciate it as the definition of tuffer-than-tuff gangster cool...
Entertainment Weekly
May 23, 2003
4 stars out of 5 -- It's elevated to greatness by one thing...an unmatchable reggae-tastic soundtrack.
Total Film
Jul 1, 2007
The action is as gutsy as the well-integrated score, which makes the movie's Hollywood-style gloss a little anomalous, but the basic humour and toughness emerge unscathed. Full Review
Time Out
Feb 9, 2006
The Harder They Come is always exuberant, and sometimes strong, as casually surprising and effortlessly sinister as the blade sliding out of a gravity knife. Full Review
TIME Magazine
Oct 2, 2015
The Harder They Come for all its populist appeal, though, forces the audience to confront our idea of respectability politics and the value of art in a Caribbean society. Full Review
Stabroek News
May 21, 2019
4 stars out of 4 -- Perry Henzell's 1972 classic made Jimmy cliff a star for his iconic portrayal of Ivan Martin...
Rolling Stone
Sep 7, 2006
Rating: 5/5 -- The Harder They Come is a landmark work of cinema, a film that helped expand understanding about a corner of the world often ignored. Full Review
FanboyNation.com
Aug 30, 2019

Product Description:

Reggae music serves as both soundtrack and plot element in THE HARDER THEY COME, a groundbreaking classic starring music legend Jimmy Cliff. Such hits as "You Can Get It If You Really Want," "Many Rivers to Cross," and "Sitting in Limbo," punctuate the film's action, introducing reggae and its Jamaican roots to a worldwide audience. Here, Cliff plays Ivan Martin, a poor country boy who goes to the city to make money, becoming a street rebel and a pop idol overnight. In Kingston, Ivan finds nothing but corruption. The record company offers him a mere $20 to release his single, "The Harder They Come." Ivan takes to the streets, where he is ensnared by crime. After brutally knifing a man, he serves a prison sentence. Once free, he supports himself by selling marijuana, protecting himself from legal persecution by giving the cops a cut. But that doesn't keep him from getting mixed up in a police raid. Ivan quickly develops a reputation as a Kingston criminal, and when his single "The Harder They Come" is finally released, it fuels his bad-boy notoriety, culminating in a tragic conclusion. Perry Henzel's 1973 film has become a cult classic and was an important factor in bringing reggae music to the fore. The movie served as a device for promoting Cliff's album and bringing him visibility as a primary Jamaican artist, on a par with Bob Marley.

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  • UPC: 000799432204
  • Shipping Weight: 0.27/lbs (approx)
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