Blaxploitation Classics Volume 1 4K UHD (1972-1975) (Shout! Factory)

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Shout! Factory wll be starting a brand new box set series featuring Blaxploitation Classics on 4K in May! The first volume is a 6-film set with titles ranging from 1972 to 1975, and includes several classics like Across 110th Street, Truck Turner, Coffy, and more. Also, if you're one of the many members who dislikes the artwork, the set will thankfully have individual cases featuring original theatrical art.

Blaxploitation Classics Vol. One 4K Blu-ray

Blaxploitation Classics Vol. One 4K Blu-ray

Bonus Features for UHD/Blu-ray

DISC ONE: ACROSS 110TH STREET (1972 - 4K UHD):

• NEW 4K Scan/Restoration From The Original Camera Negative
• Presented In Dolby Vision (HDR-10 Compatible)
• Audio: English DTS-HD Master Audio Mono

DISC TWO: ACROSS 110TH STREET (1972 - BLU-RAY):

• NEW 4K Scan/Restoration From The Original Camera Negative
• Audio: English DTS-HD Master Audio Mono
• NEW It's Where The Action Is The Blaxploitation Films Of A.I.P., Part One – An In-Depth Documentary Featuring New And Archival Interviews With Film Critic And Author Odie Henderson, Film Producer and Son Of AIP Film Producer Samuel Z. Arkoff - Lou Arkoff, Afrocentric Film Scholar Dr. Michelle B. Taylor, Author And Film Historian Chris Poggiali, Film Historian Nathaniel Thompson, “Coffy” Director Jack Hill, And Post-Production Supervisor at AIP James L. Honore
• Trailer

DISC THREE: BLACK CAESAR (1973 - 4K UHD):

• NEW 4K Scan/Restoration From The Original Camera Negative
• Presented In Dolby Vision (HDR-10 Compatible)
• Audio: English DTS-HD Master Audio Mono
• Audio Commentary With Writer/Director Larry Cohen

DISC FOUR: BLACK CAESAR (1973 - BLU-RAY):

• NEW 4K Scan/Restoration From The Original Camera Negative
• Audio: English DTS-HD Master Audio Mono
• Audio Commentary With Writer/Director Larry Cohen
• Trailer

DISC FIVE: HELL UP IN HARLEM (1973 - 4K UHD):

• NEW 4K Scan/Restoration From The Original Camera Negative
• Presented In Dolby Vision (HDR-10 Compatible)
• Audio: English DTS-HD Master Audio Mono
• Audio Commentary With Writer/Director Larry Cohen

DISC SIX: HELL UP IN HARLEM (1973 - BLU-RAY):

• NEW 4K Scan/Restoration From The Original Camera Negative
• Audio: English DTS-HD Master Audio Mono
• Audio Commentary With Writer/Director Larry Cohen
• Trailer

DISC SEVEN: COFFY (1973 - 4K UHD):

• NEW 4K Scan/Restoration From The Original Camera Negative
• Presented In Dolby Vision (HDR-10 Compatible)
• Audio: English DTS-HD Master Audio Mono
• Audio Commentary With Writer/Director Jack Hill

DISC EIGHT: COFFY (1973 - BLU-RAY):

• NEW 4K Scan/Restoration From The Original Camera Negative
• Audio: English DTS-HD Master Audio Mono
• Interview With Director Jack Hill
• Interview With Actor Pam Grier
• Audio Commentary With Writer/Director Jack Hill
• Trailer

DISC NINE: SHEBA, BABY (1975 - 4K UHD):

• NEW 4K Scan/Restoration From The Original Camera Negative
• Presented In Dolby Vision (HDR-10 Compatible)
• Audio: English DTS-HD Master Audio Mono
• Audio Commentary With Screenwriter David Sheldon

DISC TEN: SHEBA, BABY (1975 - BLU-RAY):

• NEW 4K Scan/Restoration From The Original Camera Negative
• Audio: English DTS-HD Master Audio Mono
• Interview With Screenwriter David Sheldon
• Audio Commentary With Screenwriter David Sheldon
• Trailer

DISC ELEVEN: TRUCK TURNER (1974 - 4K UHD):

• NEW 4K Scan/Restoration From The Original Camera Negative
• Presented In Dolby Vision (HDR-10 Compatible)
• Audio: English DTS-HD Master Audio Mono
• Audio Commentary With Director Jonathan Kaplan

DISC TWELVE: TRUCK TURNER (1974 - BLU-RAY):

• NEW 4K Scan/Restoration From The Original Camera Negative
• Audio: English DTS-HD Master Audio Mono
• Audio Commentary With Director Jonathan Kaplan
• Trailer

A film movement that defined a decade and made an indelible mark on American culture forever, blaxploitation cinema produced some of the most beloved and iconic action films of the 1970s and launched superstars along the way. Collected here together on 4K for the first time, Shout is proud to present 6 of the most essential films of the genre, starring icons like Pam Grier (Jackie Brown), Fred Williamson (From Dusk Till Dawn), Isaac Hayes (Shaft), Yaphet Kotto (Alien), and many more. Films included are Coffy, Black Caesar, Hell Up in Harlem, Across 110th Street, Truck Turner, and Sheba, Baby!

Twelve-disc set includes:

Across 110th Street (1972)

When a trio of hoods shoots up a mob-owned numbers bank in Harlem and make off with $300,000, the case gets assigned to an aging, on-the-take detective (Anthony Quinn) and his by-the-book rookie partner (Yaphet Kotto). If the perps have any luck at all, the bickering pair will reach them before the Mafia does. Intense urban crime tale co-stars Anthony Franciosa, Paul Benjamin, Richard Ward; memorable score from Bobby Womack. 102 min. C/Rtg: R

Coffy (1973)

With her 11-year-old sister in a coma from a dose of tainted heroin, nurse "Coffy" Coffin (Pam Grier) decided that the only treatment for the pushers, mobsters, and corrupt politicians poisoning the streets should be administered at the business end of a shotgun. Violent actioner where Grier made her bones as a blaxploitation heroine co-stars Robert DoQui, Allan Arbus, Booker Bradshaw, Sid Haig. 90 min. C/Rtg: R

Hell Up In Harlem (1973)

Slam-bang sequel to "Black Caesar" from writer/director Larry Cohen has street king Tommy Gibbs (Fred Williamson) preparing to regain control of his crime empire, and entering the crosshairs of a corrupt D.A. who’s seeking to monopolize the drug trade. But first Gibbs must overcome an enemy from within in the form of a turncoat enforcer. Blaxploitation actioner co-stars D’Urville Martin, Julius Harris, Gloria Hendry, Tony King. 95 min. C/Rtg: R

Black Caesar (1973)

This gritty urban action tale from writer/director Larry Cohen is one of the best blaxploitation films of the 1970s. Fred Williamson stars as Tommy Gibbs, a Harlem hood who muscles his way into the mafia, eventually becoming a major player in New York City’s world of organized crime. Gibbs rises to power as the head of his own criminal empire, but can he survive a coming gang war? Gloria Hendry, Art Lund, D’Urville Martin also star; features a score by James Brown. 87 min. C/Rtg: R

Truck Turner (1974)

Isaac Hayes stars as two-fisted bounty hunter Turner, tracking down bail jumpers in the inner city. When his latest quarry is murdered, a contract is taken out on his life, and hunter becomes hunted! Explosive urban actioner, directed by Jonathan Kaplan, also stars Yaphet Kotto, Nichelle Nichols; look for cameos by the great Dick Miller and "Our Gang" alumnus Stymie Beard. 91 min. C/Rtg: R

Sheba, Baby (1975)

Chicago investigator Sheba Shayne (Pam Grier) returns to her old Kentucky home to help her dad (Rudy Challenger) defend his Louisville loan business from the local mob boss (D’Urville Martin) who’s looking to squeeze him out. Armed with her smarts, her looks, and a .44, Grier proves once more why she’s queen of the action stars. Austin Stoker, Dick Merrifield co-star. 90 min. C/Rtg: PG