Charade in 35mm

Added to the National Film Registry in 2022.

One of the films most recently added to the National Film Registry, Stanley Donen’s (Singin' in the Rain) delightful genre smorgasbord pairs an always-charming Cary Grant with the ineffable Audrey Hepburn for their only screen matchup, shot primarily on location in Paris and the French Alps. With supporting performances from Walter Matthau, James Coburn, and George Kennedy, this rom-com-screwball-thriller, which has been called “the best Hitchcock movie Hitchcock never made” and asks you to “expect the unexpected,” is bolstered by Henry Mancini’s playful score and title song, which bounces along under the film’s groovy animated credits by Maurice Binder (Dr. No).