The Harder They Come (1972) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Perry Henzell.

Cast

• 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)

Crew

• Perry Henzell — Producer
• Jeff Scheftel — Producer
• Perry Henzell — Director
• Perry Henzell — Writer
• Trevor D. Rhone — Writer

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