Film of the Book Quiz Round 1

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Based loosely on the book by John Buchan, the film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Robert Donat is the best of those made. Name it.
The Thirty-Nine Steps

 

Starring Gregory Peck, this film of 1956 was based on the novel by Herman Melville.
Moby Dick

 

Coming of age drama set in the American Civil war, first made into a film in 1933, and taken from the book by Louisa M. Alcott
Little Women

 

The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde has been made into films many times, but who is the author of the book upon which they were based?
Robert Louis Stevenson

 

1984 film written and directed by David Lean based on the book by E.M Forster
A Passage to India

 

Based on an Alexandre Dumas novel whose main character is Edmond Dantes. Name the film.
The Count of Monte Cristo

 

Starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall which film from 1946 was based on a book by Raymond Chandler?
The Big Sleep

 

1935 adventure film starring Clarke Gable and Loretta Young and loosely based on the book by Jack London
The Call of the Wild

 

Starring Jack Black which was the 2010 film based on the book by Jonathan Swift
Gulliver's Travels

 

Which 1969 film is based on the book by Muriel Spark and stars Maggie Smith as an influential teacher
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie