question: Sir Alec Guiness played Professor Godbole in a movie that was based on a novel by what author?
answer: E.M. Forster
context: Title: Timothy Bligh
  Passage: Sir Timothy James Bligh, KBE, DSO, DSC* (2 September 1918 – 12 March 1969) was a British naval officer, civil servant and business executive, who served as Principal Private Secretary to two successive prime ministers, Harold Macmillan and Sir Alec Douglas-Home
  Title: Alec Guinness
  Passage: Sir Alec Guinness, {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (born Alec Guinness de Cuffe, 2 April 1914 – 5 August 2000) was an English actor.  After an early career on the stage, Guinness was featured in several of the Ealing Comedies, including "The Ladykillers" and "Kind Hearts and Coronets" in which he played nine different characters.  He is also known for his six collaborations with David Lean: Herbert Pocket in "Great Expectations" (1946), Fagin in "Oliver Twist" (1948), Col. Nicholson in "The Bridge on the River Kwai" (1957, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor), Prince Faisal in "Lawrence of Arabia" (1962), General Yevgraf Zhivago in "Doctor Zhivago" (1965), and Professor Godbole in "A Passage to India" (1984).  He is also known for his portrayal of Obi-Wan Kenobi in George Lucas's original "Star Wars" trilogy, receiving a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
  Title: Baron Derwent
  Passage: Baron Derwent, of Hackness in the North Riding of the County of York, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.  It was created in 1881 for the former Liberal Member of Parliament for Scarborough, Sir Harcourt Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 3rd Baronet.  His grandson, the third Baron (who succeeded his uncle the second Baron), was an author, poet and minor diplomat.  On his death in 1949 the titles passed to his younger brother, the fourth Baron.  He served in the Conservative administrations of Harold Macmillan and Sir Alec Douglas-Home as Minister of State for Trade and Minister of State for Home Affairs.  s of 2010 the titles are held by his son, the fifth Baron, who succeeded in 1986.
  Title: D. R. Thorpe
  Passage: D. R. (Richard) Thorpe (born 1943) is a historian and biographer who has written biographies of three British Prime Ministers of the mid 20th century, Sir Anthony Eden, Sir Alec Douglas-Home and Harold Macmillan.
  Title: Robin Barton
  Passage: Robin Barton (born 5 November 1958) is a British art dealer dealing primarily with Banksy's.  Barton studied photography and graphic design at the Exeter College of Art and Design and this was his first encounter with Russell Young.  Moving to London in 1980 he began working as a freelance photographer for music and fashion publications "Sounds", "NME", "Blitz", "The Face" moving on to working regularly for pioneering "Independent Magazine" photographing amongst others Sir Alec Guinness, Oliver Reed, Johnny Depp, Lou Reed, Hugh Grant and Sir Peter Hall.  Laterly he worked for other publications "Sunday Times", "Sunday Telegraph", "Elle", "Vogue", "Tatler" and "Blueprint".
  Title: Alec Reed
  Passage: Sir Alec Edward Reed, CBE, FCMA, FCIPD (born 16 February 1934) is the founder of Reed Executive Ltd, one of the UK's largest private businesses.  Knighted for services to business and charity in 2011, Reed is a high-profile charity donor and organiser.  His various charitable initiatives have given away over £60m, mostly in support of women, addiction, overseas development, education and the arts.  Reed has founded seven charities, several companies, two schools and is the author of four business books.  His current job title at Reed is founder at large.
  Title: Alec Jeffreys
  Passage: Sir Alec John Jeffreys, (born 9 January 1950) is a British geneticist, who developed techniques for RNA fingerprinting and DNA profiling which are now used worldwide in forensic science to assist police detective work and to resolve paternity and immigration disputes.  He is a professor of genetics at the University of Leicester, and he became an honorary freeman of the City of Leicester on 26 November 1992.  In 1994, he was knighted for services to genetics.
  Title: The Lost World (2001 film)
  Passage: The Lost World is a 2001 adaptation of the novel of the same name by Arthur Conan Doyle, directed by Stuart Orme and adapted by Tony Mulholland and Adrian Hodges.  It was filmed at various locations on the West Coast of New Zealand.  The film was produced by the BBC and broadcast on BBC1 in the United Kingdom and A&E in the United States.  It consisted of two 75 minute episodes which were first aired in the United Kingdom on 25 and 26 December 2001, and in the United States on 6 and 7 October 2002.  In the DVD version, these two episodes are merged into one full-length film.  Bob Hoskins played Professor Challenger and was supported by James Fox, Peter Falk, Matthew Rhys, Tom Ward and Elaine Cassidy.
  Title: A Passage to India (film)
  Passage: A Passage to India is a 1984 British period drama film written and directed by David Lean.  The screenplay is based on the play of the same name by Santha Rama Rau, which was based on the novel of the same name by E.M. Forster.
  Title: Keith Joseph
  Passage: Keith Sinjohn Joseph, Baron Joseph, (17 January 1918 – 10 December 1994), known as Sir Keith Joseph, 2nd Baronet, for most of his political life, was a British barrister and politician.  A member of the Conservative Party, he served in the Cabinet under four prime ministers: Harold Macmillan, Sir Alec Douglas-Home, Edward Heath and Margaret Thatcher.  He was a key influence in the creation of what came to be known as "Thatcherism" and the subsequent decline of one-nation conservatism and the postwar consensus.
citations: Alec Guinness A Passage to India (film)