Fred Williamson Blaxploitation Double Bill Getting Eureka Classics Release

2026 has been a fast year, Eureka Entertainment are looking ahead to 2027 with their next releases. Coming in January  as part of their Eureka Classics Range wo explosive Blaxploitation crime classics starring Fred Williamson as Harlem kingpin Tommy Gibbs… Black Cesar and Hell Up In Harlem making their UK Blu-ray debut.

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.

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

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

1973| 95 & 94 mins | USA | ENGLISH | 1.85:1 OAR | ACTION,CRIME | REGION B | 18

Black Cesar and Hell Up In Harlem making their UK Blu-ray debut on 18th January 2027 as part of Eureka Classics Range.

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