▁advent ure ▁story ▁The ▁Black ▁Rose ▁( 1 9 5 0 ), ▁shot ▁in ▁England ▁st arring ▁T yr one ▁Power ▁and ▁Or son ▁W elles . ▁R enn ie ▁was ▁specifically ▁cast ▁as ▁ 1 3 th ▁century ▁King ▁Edward ▁I , ▁whose ▁ 6 ' ▁ 2 " ▁( 1 . 8 8 ▁m ) ▁frame ▁gave ▁origin ▁to ▁his ▁historical ▁nick name ▁" Long sh anks ". ▁He ▁was ▁fifth - bil led ▁after ▁C é cile ▁A ub ry ▁and ▁Jack ▁Haw kins . ▁R enn ie ▁became ▁good ▁friends ▁with ▁Power , ▁who ▁spoke ▁well ▁of ▁the ▁actor ▁to ▁Fox ▁execut ives . ▁ ▁R enn ie ' s ▁performance ▁im pressed ▁Fox ' s ▁studio ▁head , ▁Dar ry l ▁F . ▁Z an uck , ▁who ▁offered ▁him ▁a ▁role ▁in ▁a ▁film ▁shot ▁in ▁Canada , ▁The ▁ 1 3 th ▁Let ter ▁( 1 9 5 1 ). ▁Direct ed ▁by ▁Otto ▁Prem inger , ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁re make ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁film ▁Le ▁Cor be au ▁( The ▁R aven , ▁ 1 9 4 3 ), ▁with ▁the ▁setting ▁changed ▁to ▁the ▁Canadian ▁province ▁of ▁Quebec . ▁ ▁Fox ▁were ▁so ▁pleased ▁with ▁R enn ie ' s ▁work ▁that ▁they ▁offered ▁him ▁a ▁seven - year ▁contract ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 5 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁Day ▁the ▁Earth ▁Sto od ▁Still ▁ ▁After ▁Claude ▁R ains ▁turned ▁down ▁the ▁role , ▁R enn ie ▁received ▁top ▁b illing