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Film director. Notable work. The Harder They Come (1972) Spouse. Sally Densham (1965–2006; his death) Children. 3. Perry Henzell (7 March 1936 – 30 November 2006) was a Jamaican director. He directed the first Jamaican feature film, The Harder They Come (1972), co-written by Trevor D. Rhone and starring Jimmy Cliff.
- Sally Densham (1965–2006; his death)
Dec 5, 2006 · By The Associated Press. Dec. 5, 2006. KINGSTON, Jamaica, Dec. 4 (AP) — Perry Henzell, a filmmaker whose reggae classic “The Harder They Come” helped introduce Jamaican pop culture to a global...
Dec. 2, 2006 12 AM PT. Times Staff Writer. Perry Henzell, the Jamaican director whose independent film “The Harder They Come” became a landmark cult hit that introduced reggae music to an...
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Jul 29, 2021 · Melvin Van Peebles and Perry Henzell made seminal 70s films – now their kids have recovered their fathers’ would-be classics. Ryan Gilbey. Thu 29 Jul 2021 01.00 EDT. J ustine Henzell and...
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Perry Henzell. Film director who took a Jamaican crime story to put the realities of island life on celluloid. David Katz. Sun 3 Dec 2006 19.09 EST. Jamaican film-maker Perry Henzell, who...
Aug 4, 2022 · It took Perry Henzell five years to make The Harder They Come. Now the film is rightly hailed as a classic, the cult favourite that helped bring reggae to the west.
Dec 1, 2006 · Perry Henzell, a filmmaker whose reggae classic “The Harder They Come” helped introduce Jamaican pop culture to a global audience, died Thursday. He was 70. Henzell, who had battled cancer for...
