10 Filmmakers EMBARRASSED By Their Own Movies

10. Alfred Hitchcock - Rope

Alfred Hitchcock, whatever his (numerous) personal failings, was a fantastic director, always trying to push boundaries of what film was capable of while still trying to deliver an enjoyable movie-going experience. And Rope was easily one of his most ambitious projects.

Shame he didn't agree.

Rope is often cited as the first film to tell a whole story in one continuous shot. However, in retrospect, Hitchcock wrote his own film off as just not having much going on behind the eyes, too defined by its single gimmick.

Now, whether or not you agree is up to you, but Hitchcock has other good reasons for not wearing the rosiest glasses when looking at this movie. Being a brand new way of telling a film narrative, naturally shooting the thing was an absolute nightmare. Pretty much no one knew what they were doing, seeing as how they were doing something no one had done before. It was particularly difficult for actor Jimmy Stewart, who later expressed similar issues with the movie.

Rope isn't Hitchcock's worst movie, but it's totally understandable why this one was the one he was the most embarrassed about.