State Reasons (1978)
La Raison d'État
Professor Marrot obtains the secret documents containing evidence of the illegal weapon transactions between the French government, in the face of its high official Leroi, and two African countries. Before making the public statement, Marrot finds himself under surveillance. In the critical circumstances his Italian friend and partner Angela takes action and the game continues.
- Date of release
- 1978-04-26
- TMDB
- 5.6 / 10 (11)
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Genres
- Thriller, Drama
- Director
- André Cayatte
Casting
- Jean Yanne — Jean-Philippe Leroi
- Monica Vitti — Angela Ravelli
- Michel Bouquet — Francis Jobin
- François Périer — Prof. Marrot
- Jean-Claude Bouillon — Bernard Moulin
- Gabriel Jabbour — Meslan
- Maristella Greco — Meslan's secretary
Interesting facts
State Reasons is a 1978 French-Italian political drama film written and directed by André Cayatte.
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