Question: Leonard Whiting played the tragic hero of Romeo and Juliet in the film version by which director?

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<P1-S0> Romeo.Juliet is the title of a 1990 film version of William Shakespeare's classic play "Romeo and Juliet". <P1-S1>  It was made by American producer, director and cinematographer, Armando Acosta (also credited as Armondo Linus Acosta and Armand Acosta) using the feral cats of Venice, New York City, and Ghent as actors, with the voices dubbed by some of the greats of the English theatre including Ben Kingsley, Maggie Smith, Vanessa Redgrave, Robert Powell, Francesca Annis, Victor Spinetti, Quentin Crisp, and John Hurt. <P1-S2>  The score of the film features Serge Prokofiev's 'Romeo and Juliet Ballet' as performed by the London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn conducting and an original theme composed by Armando Acosta and Emanuel Vardi, performed by the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Barry Wordsworth. A tragic hero is the protagonist of a tragedy in drama.  In his "Poetics", Aristotle records the descriptions of the tragic hero to the playwright and strictly defines the place that the tragic hero must play and the kind of man he must be.  Aristotle based his observations on previous dramas.  Many of the most famous instances of tragic heroes appear in Greek literature, most notably the works of Sophocles and Euripides. A Germanic hero is the protagonist of certain works of early medieval literature mostly in Germanic languages.  This hero is always a warrior, concerned both with his reputation and fame, and with his political responsibilities.  The way in which he "copes with the blows of fate" is extremely important.  He may be distinguished from the classical hero in that his adventures are less individualistic, and from the tragic hero because his death is heroic rather than tragic.  His death usually brings destruction, not restoration, as in tragedy.  His goal is frequently revenge, "hamartia" in a tragic hero.  The historical era with which the Germanic heroes of the literature are associated in legend is called the Germanic Heroic Age. Romeo Montague (Italian: "Romeo Montecchi" ) is the protagonist of William Shakespeare's tragedy "Romeo and Juliet".  The son of Montague and his wife, he secretly loves and marries Juliet, a member of the rival House of Capulet.  Forced into exile after slaying Juliet's cousin, Tybalt, in a duel, Romeo commits suicide upon hearing falsely of Juliet's death. Leonard Whiting (born 30 June 1950) is an English actor and singer who is best known for his role as Romeo in the 1968 Zeffirelli film version of "Romeo and Juliet" opposite Olivia Hussey's Juliet, a role which earned him the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year - Actor.  He was touted as a star in the making, the next Laurence Olivier and the next great British actor. Tragic Hero Records is a record label founded in Raleigh, North Carolina in March 2005 to represent the growing metalcore and post-hardcore scene of North Carolina.  The label was founded by Tommy LaCombe, David Varnedoe and Jason Ganthner.  Alesana was the first band the label signed.  Among Tragic Hero's best-known signees are Strawberry Girls and A Skylit Drive, whose most recent album reached No. 64 on the "Billboard" 200; Alesana, who later signed with Fearless Records, Letlive, who later signed with Epitaph Records, and He Is Legend, who signed with Tragic Hero for their most recent album after several successful full-lengths on other labels. "Love Theme from "Romeo and Juliet"", also known as "A Time for Us", is an instrumental arranged by Henry Mancini (from Nino Rota's music written for Franco Zeffirelli's film of "Romeo and Juliet", starring Leonard Whiting and Olivia Hussey).  It was a number-one pop hit in the United States during the year 1969.  It topped the "Billboard" Hot 100 singles chart on June 28, 1969, and remained there for two weeks; it was also his only Top Ten single on that chart. Akissforjersey is an American post-hardcore band from Pilot Mountain, North Carolina, the band started making music in July 2004.  Current members include Zach Dawson, Joey Allen, Tyler Lucas, Bob Gassett, and Parker Williams, with past members including Matthew Bean and Cory Wood.  The band released their debut studio album "Keep Your Head Above the Water" in 2006 through Tragic Hero Records.  Their sophomore album "Victims" was released through Tragic Hero Records again in 2008.  They signed to inVogue Records in 2014 and released their third album "New Bodies" on January 21, 2014.  New Bodies was considered a breakthrough release upon the "Billboard" magazine charts, where it placed on the Heatseekers Albums. Whiting played football as an amateur for Fitzhugh Rovers before joining Southampton of the Southern League in 1901.  In his six years at the "Saints", he only made four first-team appearances but in excess of 200 appearances for the reserves. <P3-S0> Social Suicide is a 2015 British romantic drama thriller starring India Eisley and Jackson Bews. <P3-S1>  Inspired by William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet", the film reunited Olivia Hussey (Eisley's real life mother) and Leonard Whiting for the first time since the 1968 film adaptation.

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Romeo Montague (Italian: "Romeo Montecchi" ) is the protagonist of William Shakespeare's tragedy "Romeo and Juliet".  Forced into exile after slaying Juliet's cousin, Tybalt, in a duel, Romeo commits suicide upon hearing falsely of Juliet's death.