Basil Keane

The Harder They Come (1972)

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, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Perry Henzell
CAST:  Jimmy Cliff  •  Janet Bartley  •  Carl Bradshaw  •  Ras Daniel Hartman

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, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Perry Henzell
CAST:  Jimmy Cliff  •  Janet Bartley  •  Carl Bradshaw  •  Ras Daniel Hartman

Countryman (1982)

A young woman crash-lands her plane in Jamaica. A local named Countryman rescues her and leads her away from the authorities, who have fabricated a story about the plane, involving drug and arms smuggling by the CIA, in order to gain popularity in an upcoming election.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dickie Jobson
CAST:  Countryman  •  Hiram Keller  •  Carl Bradshaw  •  Basil Keane

A young woman crash-lands her plane in Jamaica. A local named Countryman rescues her and leads her away from the authorities, who have fabricated a story about the plane, involving drug and arms smuggling by the CIA, in order to gain popularity in an upcoming election.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dickie Jobson
CAST:  Countryman  •  Hiram Keller  •  Carl Bradshaw  •  Basil Keane