BLACK CAESAR & HELL UP IN HARLEM (Eureka Classics) Limited Edition Two-Disc Blu-ray - 18 January 2027

Two essential Blaxploitation classics presented together as a thrilling Blu-ray Double Feature

Eureka Entertainment announces the release of BLACK CAESAR & HELL UP IN HARLEM, two explosive Blaxploitation crime classics starring Fred Williamson. Making their UK Blu-ray debut for the first time on 18 January 2027 as part of the Eureka Classics range, these cult classics are presented in a strictly Limited Edition of 2,000 copies, housed in an O-card slipcase and accompanied by an exclusive collector's booklet.

At the beginning of his long and storied career as a director, the inimitable cult maestro Larry Cohen worked primarily in the crime genre, producing a trio of standout blaxploitation movies. The first – his debut – was Bone, swiftly followed by two films for American International Pictures that would firmly establish his reputation: Black Caesar and Hell Up in Harlem, in which Fred Williamson’s hardened gangster works his way to the top of the New York underworld.

In Black Caesar, we meet Tommy Gibbs (Williamson), a criminal scarred by a childhood encounter with a police officer. As an adult, he has become the leader of a crime syndicate based in Harlem. Determined to grow his criminal empire, he wages war on both the Italian mafia and the NYPD. Gibbs returns in Hell Up in Harlem, in which he attempts to eradicate drug dealers from the streets he grew up on, while battling the corrupt District Attorney who wants to keep them there.

Quintessential examples of 1970s exploitation cinema, Black Caesar and Hell Up in Harlem are bona fide cult classics – and launched Larry Cohen’s career in the director’s chair, setting him on the path to It’s Alive, Q – The Winged Serpent, The Stuff and The Ambulance. Eureka Classics is proud to present both films on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK.

LIMITED EDITION TWO-DISC BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES*:

Limited Edition of 2,000 copies | Limited edition O-card slipcover featuring new artwork by Sam Gilbey | Limited edition collector’s booklet featuring writing on Black Caesar, Hell Up in Harlem and the blaxploitation genre by Mikel J. Koven, author of Blaxploitation Films | 1080p HD presentation of both films on Blu-ray | Original English mono audio tracks | Optional English subtitles (SDH) | New audio commentaries on Black Caesar and Hell Up in Harlem with Steve Mitchell, director of the 2017 documentary King Cohen | Archival audio commentaries on Black Caesar and Hell Up in Harlem with writer, director and producer Larry Cohen | Godfather of Harlem – a newly edited, previously unseen interview with Larry Cohen on Black Caesar and Hell Up in Harlem originally shot for King Cohen | Trailers | * All extras subject to change

PRESS

“To see him at his peak one should watch 1973's Black Caesar — it's his (Fred Williamson) best starring role”

— DVD Journal

“A lean, mean work of Blaxploitation (Hell up in Harlem)”— Fanboy Nation