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.
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| Production | Jeff Scheftel | Producer |
| Sound | Jimmy Cliff | Music |
| Directing | Perry Henzell | Director |
| Sound | Desmond Dekker | Music |
| Production | Perry Henzell | Producer |
| Production | Chris Blackwell | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Trevor D. Rhone | Writer |
| Writing | Perry Henzell | Writer |
| Sound | The Slickers | Music |
| Crew | David McDonald | Cinematography |
| Crew | Peter Jessop | Cinematography |
| Crew | Franklyn St Juste | Cinematography |
| Editing | Reicland Anderson | Editor |
| Editing | John Victor-Smith | Editor |
| Editing | Richard White | Editor |
| Art | Sally Henzell | Art Direction |
| Sound | Bob Povey | Sound |
| Sound | Burning Spear | Sound |
