Dorado Films is a name people may not be super familiar with but they’re a company that has been around a very long time. They own the rights to thousands of different films in a number of different genres with a heavy focus on European films – westerns, Eurocrime, horror, etc. Typically they license their films out to other companies to release on home video. Earlier this year they licensed Lucio Fulci’s A Lizard in a Woman’s Skin to Mondo Macabro for example. Now they’re getting into releasing Blu-rays themselves.

Their first release is a double feature of Jess Franco films – The Sinister Eyes of Dr. Orloff and The Silence of the Tomb. The release is currently available for pre-order which runs until October 23, 2016. The pre-order is important because this gives you a chance to snag either an Ultimate Edition or Collector’s Edition of the release. The Ultimate Edition is limited to 1,500 copies and each copy is hand numbered and comes with a special booklet. At the time of this writing 1,435 copies of the Ultimate Edition are still available.

The Collector’s Edition contains the same disc content as the Ultimate Edition but they are not numbered and do not come with the booklet. Copies of the Collector’s Edition are unlimited but must be pre-ordered during the pre-sale. Both the Ultimate and Collector’s Edition are available for $30 plus shipping.

At this time there is no indication as to what bonus content will be included but all indications are that Dorado Films is planning to load this double feature up. They seem to have done their research in determining what people like and I’d guess their relationship with companies like Mondo Macabro probably helps them know what consumers are interested in.

Even without knowing the bonus features, I think most fans of Jess Franco would consider this a deal. Two Franco films on one region free Blu-ray set for $30? Yes, please! More importantly though, this could be the start of something special with Dorado Films. Their library is vast and if this first Blu-ray release goes well, we could see a lot more titles making their debut on Blu-ray very soon!

To pre-order this Jess Franco double feature please visit Dorado Films.

The Sinister Eyes of Dr. Orloff (1973)

Runtime: 81 minutes/Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1/Resolution: Full HD/Audio: Spanish (2.0)/Subtitles:English, Spanish, Italian
Director: Jess Franco
Actors: William Berger, Montserrat Prous, Edmund Purdom, Robert Woods, Loreta Tovar, Kali Hansa, Joaquín Blanco, José Manuel Martín, Jaume Picas, Lina Romay

Synopsis:
The evil Dr. Orloff re-emerges in this story, his sinister plans of revenge which involve the demise of an entire family so he can obtain their fortune. His method of destructive mayhem involves a young girl and mind control… the machiavellian plan is working so well until……

The Silence of the Tomb (1972)

Runtime: 83 minutes/Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1/Resolution: Full HD/Audio: Spanish (2.0)/Subtitles:English, Spanish, Italian
Director: Jess Franco
Actors: Montserrat Prous, Alberto Dalbés, Glenda Allen, Mario Álex, Luis Induni, Francisco Acosta

Synopsis:
A group of friends are dropped off by boat to this remote island for a getaway weekend of fun and pleasure. What is the secret of the kidnapping of a child? Evil rears its ugly head as suspicion and fear occur when gruesome murders happen one by one. Will anyone survive?