With a piece in his hand he takes on the man!
Synopsis
The Harder They Come (1972) follows a rural Jamaican man who arrives in Kingston seeking success as a reggae singer. As he encounters exploitation from record producers and becomes entangled with drug traffickers, he turns to crime while gaining notoriety and attracting police attention. This crime drama develops mounting pressure and shifting control, with ambition, exploitation, and social struggle shaping events.
Selected disc options for The Harder They Come
| Extras | Shout! Factory BD-A/US 2019 | Odeon BD-ALL/UK/OOP 2015 | Xenon DVD-1/US/OOP 2003 | Criterion DVD-1/US/OOP 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audio Commentary by David Katz | has extra | |||
| Audio Commentary by Director Perry Henzell and Actor Jimmy Cliff | has extra | |||
| A Hard Road to Travel | has extra | has extra | has extra | |
| 10A: The Jamaican Film Yard | has extra | |||
| Duppies in the Control Room: Dynamic Sounds Studio Then and Now | has extra | |||
| Everyone a Star: The Original Cast | has extra | |||
| How Perry Henzell Rocked the World | has extra | |||
| The Legacy of Perry Henzell: A Story of Jamaican Cinema | has extra | |||
| Live from the Reggae Awards | has extra | |||
| One and All: The Phenomenon of “The Harder They Come” | has extra | has extra | has extra | |
| Out of Many One Filmmaker | has extra | |||
| Perry Henzell: A Filmmaker’s Odyssey | has extra | |||
| Rise-up from the Cutting Room Floor | has extra | |||
| Roots: The Family Henzell | has extra | |||
| Whole Heap of Help | has extra | |||
| Filmin’ in the Gully: Anatomy of Three Scenes - Interview with with Cinematographer Franklin St. Juste | has extra | |||
| Interview 1 with Arthur Gorson | has extra | has extra | has extra | |
| Interview 2 with Arthur Gorson | has extra | |||
| Interview 3 with Arthur Gorson | has extra | |||
| Interview with Ridley Scott | has extra | |||
| Interview with Actor Jimmy Cliff | has extra | has extra | has extra | |
| Interview with Associate Producer Yvonne Brewster | has extra | has extra | ||
| Interview with Cinematographer David McDonald | has extra | has extra | ||
| Interview with Director with Perry Henzel | has extra | has extra | ||
| Interview with Island Records Founder Chris Blackwell | has extra | |||
| “The Harder They Come” Music Video by Jimmy Cliff | has extra | has extra | has extra | |
| P.J. Soles Original Vocal Track for “World Full of Beauty” | has extra | |||
| Steven Soles Original Guitar and Vocal Track for “World Full of Beauty” | has extra | |||
| The Wild Side of Paradise - Slide Show | has extra | |||
| Stills Gallery | has extra | |||
| Biographies | has extra | |||
| Bonus Film: No Place Like Home | has extra |
Notes
- Shout! Factory’s “Collector’s Edition” Blu-ray includes a trailer for No Place Like Home (2006).
- Odeon’s Blu-ray includes trailers for Reggae in a Babylon (2005) and No Place Like Home (2006).
- Xenon’s DVD reissued as a “Special Edition” containing a 12-page booklet and a soundtrack CD (2006/08/22).
- Criterion’s DVD includes a booklet with writing by Michael Dare.
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