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La raison d'État

La raison d'État

1978Movie⏱️ 1h 35m
DramaThriller
6.4
IMDB Rating
192 votes

A professor uncovers secret documents on an arms-trafficking scheme and is hunted by powerful forces trying to silence him.

Director
André Cayatte
Writers
André Cayatte, Jean Curtelin, Jean-Marie Guillaume
Stars
Jean Yanne, Monica Vitti, Michel Bouquet
Release Date
April 26, 1978
Language
French
Country
France, Italy
🏆 3
Wins
🎯 1
Nominations
💬 5
Reviews
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Jean Yanne
Jean Yanne
as Jean-Philippe Leroi
Monica Vitti
Monica Vitti
as Angela Ravelli
Michel Bouquet
Michel Bouquet
as Francis Jobin
François Périer
François Périer
as le professeur Marrot
Jean-Claude Bouillon
Jean-Claude Bouillon
as Bernard Moulin
👤
Hubert Gignoux
as le ministre de la Guerre
👤
Gabriel Jabbour
as Meslan
👤
André Reybaz
as Security Chief
Jean Rougerie
Jean Rougerie
as Le premier ministre
👤
Michèle Lituac
as Françoise

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.66 : 1
Sound
Mono
Production
Paris-Cannes Productions, Alpes Cinéma, Mida Produzioni Cinematographiche

🎯 Categories

FrenchDramaThriller

⭐ Featured Review

A political film, almost a documentary
by RodrigAndrisan2017-02-26
5/10

"Very near Costa-Gavras's films, such as Z. But not as strong. Monica Vitti and Francois Perier they are both two excellent actors. But here they are not convincing at all. Instead, the bad guys, Jean Yanne and Michel Bouquet, they are. I think the story has credibility in real life. Possibly the things were even worse in real life than they are shown in this film. It's not a Thriller. A Drama, yes, it is. A big Drama. What is really happening in the real world, the production and sale of arms. The film tells us that after the US and Russia, France was the 3rd largest producer of weap..."

📖 Synopsis

A professor uncovers secret documents on an arms-trafficking scheme and is hunted by powerful forces trying to silence him.