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THE HARDER THEY COME (1972)

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Criterion Collection # 83

DVD Release Date: October 31, 2000

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Director: Perry Henzell

Description:
Reggae superstar Jimmy Cliff is Ivan, a rural Jamaican musician who journeys to the city of Kingston in search of fame and fortune. Pushed to desperate circumstances by shady record producers and corrupt cops, he finally achieves notoriety -- as a murderous outlaw. Boasting some of the greatest music ever produced in Jamaica, The Harder They Come brought the catchy and subversive rhythms of the Rastas to the U.S. in the early 1970s.


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The Harder They Come
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Format: NTSC

DVD Size: 6.10 GB -- Exact Untouched Copy

Runtime (main feature): 103 minutes

Type: Color

Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1 | Non-Anamorphic

Sound (main feature): English

Subtitles: optional English


DISC FEATURES:

# Widescreen digital transfer, supervised by writer-director Perry Henzell.
# Audio commentary by Perry Henzell and star Jimmy Cliff.
# Exclusive video interview with Island Records founder Chris Blackwell.
# Illustrated bio-discographies on the film's contributing musicians.
# English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired.


Studio: Criterion

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