Abstract: A hard coat film comprising a polymer film substrate, an organic adhesion layer formed on a surface of the film substrate by depositing a first organic material on a surface of the film substrate in vacuum, and an organic hard coat layer formed on a surface of the adhesion layer by depositing a second organic material on the adhesion layer in vacuum is disclosed. Preferably, the layers are separately cured following the deposition processes. The adhesion layer has a thickness in a range of about 0.025 ?m to about 20 ?m and the hard coat layer has a thickness in a range of about 0.025 ?m to about 20 ?m. Optionally, the hard coat film includes an inorganic layer formed between the adhesion layer and the hard coat layer. Also disclosed is a process for forming a hard coat film by depositing multiple layers of organic and/or inorganic materials on a substrate in vacuum.