{"product_id":"black-caesar-hell-up-in-harlem-eureka-classics-limited-edition-two-disc-blu-ray-18-january-2027","title":"BLACK CAESAR \u0026 HELL UP IN HARLEM (Eureka Classics) Limited Edition Two-Disc Blu-ray -  18 January 2027","description":"\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwo essential Blaxploitation classics presented together as a thrilling Blu-ray Double Feature\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEureka Entertainment announces the release of BLACK CAESAR \u0026amp; 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.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt the beginning of his long and storied career as a director, the inimitable cult maestro \u003cstrong\u003eLarry Cohen\u003c\/strong\u003e worked primarily in the crime genre, producing a trio of standout blaxploitation movies. The first – his debut – was \u003cem\u003eBone\u003c\/em\u003e, swiftly followed by two films for American International Pictures that would firmly establish his reputation: \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlack Caesar\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eHell Up in Harlem\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, in which \u003cstrong\u003eFred Williamson\u003c\/strong\u003e’s hardened gangster works his way to the top of the New York underworld.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eBlack Caesar\u003c\/em\u003e, 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. 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