Biography
Jean Thuillier was a French film producer. Born in Varaignes, Dordogne, he trained in law before working in publishing and film distribution, including roles at Union Générale Cinématographique and Alliance générale de distribution cinématographique. He later produced films through Les Éditions cinégraphiques.
Thuillier produced or co-produced several notable French films of the late 1950s and early 1960s. These include A Man Escaped (1956) directed by Robert Bresson, Elevator to the Gallows (1958) and The Lovers (1958) directed by Louis Malle, and Testament of Orpheus (1960) directed by Jean Cocteau. He died in Paris in 1967.
