Ivanhoe Martin arrives in Kingston, Jamaica, looking for work and, after some initial struggles, lands a recording contract as a reggae singer. He records his first song, "The Harder They Come," but after a bitter dispute with a manipulative producer named Hilton, soon finds himself resorting to petty crime in order to pay the bills. He deals marijuana, kills some abusive cops and earns local folk hero status. Meanwhile, his record is topping the charts. With a Piece in His Hand He Takes on the Man! false 2018-10-08 04:05:14 The Harder They Come Perry Henzell plugin://plugin.video.youtube/?action=play_video&videoid=QvIEfPxLjcY plugin://plugin.video.youtube/?action=play_video&videoid=GF1HJ3D9hAc 6.9 1972 R tt0070155 7514 1972-09-01 1972-09-01 91 103 With a Piece in His Hand He Takes on the Man! Jamaica Music Drama Crime Xenon Pictures International Films /var/lib/emby/metadata/library/fb/fbf3ecdcb3a6b5c830a278f79d087b8d/poster.jpg Jimmy Cliff Ivanhoe "Ivan" Martin Actor https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/xMvPfzHVSLCL5Y9qUijOXErf84v.jpg Janet Bartley Elsa Actor Carl Bradshaw Jose Actor Ras Daniel Hartman Pedro Actor Basil Keane Preacher Actor Bob Charlton Hilton Actor Winston Stona Detective Ray Jones Actor Lucia White Mother Actor Volair Johnson Pushcart Boy Actor Beverly Anderson Housewife Actor Clover Lewis Market Woman Actor Elijah Chambers Longa Actor Prince Buster DJ at Dance Actor Ed 'Bim' Lewis Photographer Actor Bobby Loban Fitz Actor Joanne Dunn Barmaid Actor Adrian Robinson Editor Actor Don Topping DJ Actor Karl Leslie Freddie Actor Sandra Redwood Girl Actor Ula Fraser Elsa Friend Actor Carol Lawes Elsa Friend Actor Aston 'Bam' Winter Drunk Actor Toots Hibbert Himself (uncredited) Actor tt0070155 srt srt eng progressive False False