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title: "The Harder They Come: cast and crew"
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# The Harder They Come (1972): cast and crew

25 cast and 18 crew, as credited (TMDB). Cast in billing order.

## Cast

- [Jimmy Cliff](https://film.one/person/jimmy-cliff.md) as Ivanhoe "Ivan" Martin
- [Janet Bartley](https://film.one/person/janet-bartley.md) as Elsa
- [Carl Bradshaw](https://film.one/person/carl-bradshaw.md) as Jose
- [Ras Daniel Hartman](https://film.one/person/ras-daniel-hartman.md) as Pedro
- [Basil Keane](https://film.one/person/basil-keane.md) as Preacher
- [Bob Charlton](https://film.one/person/bob-charlton-52818.md) as Hilton
- [Winston Stona](https://film.one/person/winston-stona.md) as Detective Ray Jones
- [Lucia White](https://film.one/person/lucia-white.md) as Mother
- [Volair Johnson](https://film.one/person/volair-johnson.md) as Pushcart Boy
- [Beverly Anderson](https://film.one/person/beverly-anderson-52822.md) as Housewife
- [Clover Lewis](https://film.one/person/clover-lewis.md) as Market Woman
- [Elijah Chambers](https://film.one/person/elijah-chambers.md) 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](https://film.one/person/franco-nero.md) as Django (archive footage)

## Directing

- [Perry Henzell](https://film.one/person/perry-henzell.md): Director

## Writing

- [Perry Henzell](https://film.one/person/perry-henzell.md): Writer
- [Trevor D. Rhone](https://film.one/person/trevor-d-rhone.md): Writer

## Production

- [Perry Henzell](https://film.one/person/perry-henzell.md): Producer
- [Jeff Scheftel](https://film.one/person/jeff-scheftel.md): Producer
- Chris Blackwell: Executive Producer

## Editing

- [Reicland Anderson](https://film.one/person/reicland-anderson.md): Editor
- [John Victor Smith](https://film.one/person/john-victor-smith.md): Editor
- [Richard White](https://film.one/person/richard-white-1969694.md): Editor

## Sound and music

- [Jimmy Cliff](https://film.one/person/jimmy-cliff.md): Music
- [Desmond Dekker](https://film.one/person/desmond-dekker.md): Music
- [The Slickers](https://film.one/person/the-slickers.md): Music
- Bob Povey: Sound
- Burning Spear: Sound

## Art

- Sally Henzell: Art Direction

## Crew

- David McDonald: Cinematography
- [Peter Jessop](https://film.one/person/peter-jessop.md): Cinematography
- Franklyn St Juste: Cinematography

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