State Reasons
1978, French. Directed by André Cayatte.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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- Released
- 26 April 1978
- Original title
- La Raison d'État
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Jean Curtelin, André Cayatte
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State Reasons runs 95 minutes (1h 35m).
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State Reasons isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 26 April 1978. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed State Reasons?
State Reasons (1978) was directed by André Cayatte and stars Jean Yanne, Monica Vitti, Michel Bouquet.