# The two “really regrettable” movies Gregory Peck wished he’d never made: “I must have been looking the other way”

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-two-really-regrettable-movies-gregory-peck-wished-hed-never-made-i-must-have-been-looking-the-other-way/
- Published: 2026-11-15T02:30:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-15T03:22:05+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/two-movies-gregory-peck-wished-he-never-made/
- Topics: Entertainment, Film

## Key points

- Peck regretted starring in two films.
- A contract left him unable to avoid *Only the Valiant*.
- Edits weakened the story of *I Walk the Line*.

## Summary

Gregory Peck named *Only the Valiant* and *I Walk the Line* as the two films he most regretted making, despite his usual reluctance to criticise his own work. His comments show how decisions made by producers and studios could shape a film, and leave even a celebrated actor dissatisfied with the result.

Peck said he was contractually committed to make *Only the Valiant* for producer David O. Selznick, who transferred the obligation to another studio without telling him in time for him to withdraw. He objected to *I Walk the Line* because the final cut removed its prologue and epilogue, which he felt were essential to the story, while Johnny Cash’s songs repeated points already shown on screen.

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