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.
Unfortunately the movie State Reasons is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | André Cayatte | Director |
| Crew | Rémy Julienne | Stunts |
| Sound | Vladimir Cosma | Music |
| Production | Sergio Gobbi | Producer |
| Writing | Jean Curtelin | Writer |
| Writing | André Cayatte | Writer |
