---
title: 'The Harder They Come (1972)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Perry Henzell'
released: '1972-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 120
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Music'
countries:
  - 'Jamaica'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-harder-they-come-1972'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070155/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Harder They Come (1972)

1972 · 120 min · Drama, Crime, Music · Jamaica


## Synopsis

The Harder They Come is a 1972 Jamaican crime film directed by Perry Henzell and co-written by Trevor D. Rhone, and starring Jimmy Cliff. The film and The Harder They Come soundtrack played an important role in introducing reggae to international audiences.

## Credits

- **Original Music Composer:** [Jimmy Cliff](https://cinepixo.com/people/jimmy-cliff)
- **Director:** [Perry Henzell](https://cinepixo.com/people/perry-henzell)
- **Producer:** [Chris Blackwell](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-blackwell)

## Cast

- [Prince Buster](https://cinepixo.com/people/prince-buster)
- [Jimmy Cliff](https://cinepixo.com/people/jimmy-cliff)
- [Carl Bradshaw](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-bradshaw)
- [Leslie Kong](https://cinepixo.com/people/leslie-kong)
- [Ras Daniel Heartman](https://cinepixo.com/people/ras-daniel-heartman)
- [Winston Stona](https://cinepixo.com/people/winston-stona)

## Criticism on CinePixo

No reviews published yet.

Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-harder-they-come-1972
Film facts: Wikidata (Q576909); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.