---
title: 'State Reasons (1978)'
type: 'film'
director: 'André Cayatte'
released: '1978-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 95
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/state-reasons-1978'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076595/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# State Reasons (1978)

1978 · 95 min · Drama · France, Italy

Original title: La Raison d'État

## Synopsis

State Reasons is a 1978 French-Italian political drama film written and directed by André Cayatte.

## Credits

- **Director:** [André Cayatte](https://cinepixo.com/people/andre-cayatte)
- **Screenplay:** [André Cayatte](https://cinepixo.com/people/andre-cayatte)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Vladimir Cosma](https://cinepixo.com/people/vladimir-cosma)
- **Producer:** [Sergio Gobbi](https://cinepixo.com/people/sergio-gobbi)
- **Director of Photography:** [Armando Nannuzzi](https://cinepixo.com/people/armando-nannuzzi)

## Cast

- [Jess Hahn](https://cinepixo.com/people/jess-hahn)
- [Monica Vitti](https://cinepixo.com/people/monica-vitti)
- [Jean-Pierre Zola](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-pierre-zola)
- [François Périer](https://cinepixo.com/people/francois-perier)
- [Michèle Lituac](https://cinepixo.com/people/michele-lituac)
- [Gabriel Jabbour](https://cinepixo.com/people/gabriel-jabbour)
- [Georges Chamarat](https://cinepixo.com/people/georges-chamarat)
- [Ugo Bologna](https://cinepixo.com/people/ugo-bologna)
- [Hubert Gignoux](https://cinepixo.com/people/hubert-gignoux)
- [Jean-Claude Bouillon](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-claude-bouillon)
- [André Reybaz](https://cinepixo.com/people/andre-reybaz)
- [Michel Bouquet](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-bouquet)
- [Jean Yanne](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-yanne)
- [Michel Fortin](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-fortin)
- [André Valardy](https://cinepixo.com/people/andre-valardy)

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