One Hundred and One Dalmatians, often abbreviated as 101 Dalmatians, is a 1961 American animated adventure film produced by Walt Disney and based on the 1956 novel "The Hundred and One Dalmatians" by Dodie Smith.
 The 17th Disney animated feature film, the film tells the story of a litter of dalmatian puppies who are kidnapped by the villainous Cruella de Vil (Betty Lou Gerson), who wants to use their fur to make into coats.
 Their parents, Pongo and Perdita, (Rod Taylor and Cate Bauer respectively) set out to save their children from Cruella, all the while rescuing 84 additional puppies that were bought in pet shops, bringing the total of dalmatians to 101.
101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure is a 2003 American direct-to-video animated adventure musical drama film, written and directed by Jim Kammerud and Brian Smith, released by Walt Disney Home Entertainment on February 25, 2003, and based on Dodie Smith's characters, "The Hundred and One Dalmatians" and is also inspired by "The Starlight Barking".
 It is the sequel to the 1961 Disney animated film "101 Dalmatians".
 It features the voices of Martin Short, Jason Alexander, Barry Bostwick, Susanne Blakeslee, Kath Soucie, Jeff Bennett, Jim Cummings, and Bobby Lockwood.
 It garnered DVDX awards for best animated feature, best director, best editing, and best musical score.
 Disney re-released it on September 16, 2008.
The Starlight Barking is a 1967 children's novel by Dodie Smith.
 It is a sequel to the 1956 novel "The Hundred and One Dalmatians".
101 Dalmatians is a 1996 American live-action comedy adventure film based on Walt Disney's animated 1961 movie adaptation of Dodie Smith's 1956 novel "The Hundred and One Dalmatians."
 Directed by Stephen Herek and co-produced by John Hughes and Ricardo Mestres, it stars Glenn Close, Jeff Daniels, Joely Richardson, Joan Plowright, Hugh Laurie, Mark Williams and Tim McInnerny.
 In contrast with the 1961 film, none of the animals talk in this version.
 Released on November 27, 1996 by Walt Disney Pictures, the film was praised for its faithfulness to the animated classic.
 It received mixed reviews, but was a commercial success, grossing $320.6 million in theaters against a $75 million budget.
 Close, who was universally praised for her portrayal as Cruella de Vil, was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical, but lost to Madonna in "Evita".
 The film was also nominated for a BAFTA award for best makeup effects.
 A theatrical sequel titled "102 Dalmatians" was released on November 22, 2000 with Close and McInnerny reprising their roles.
The Hundred and One Dalmatians, or the Great Dog Robbery is a 1956 children's novel by Dodie Smith about the kidnapping of a family of 101 Dalmatian dogs.
 A sequel, "The Starlight Barking", continues from the end of the first novel.
Tim Fywell (born 3 October 1951 in Fulham, London, England) is a well respected English, television and film director.
 In 2003 he made his first feature debut with "I Capture the Castle", an adaptation of the novel of the same title by Dodie Smith.
 Fywell directed his first Hollywood feature, "Ice Princess" starring Michelle Trachtenberg, in 2005.
 Fywell started his career in British television, directing episodes of "Brookside".
 Fywell recently directed the award winning "Happy Valley" 2 episodes (2014).
The First Day of Spring (German: Der erste Frühlingstag) is a 1956 West German comedy film directed by  Helmut Weiss and starring Luise Ullrich, Paul Dahlke and Ingeborg Schöner.
 It was based on a play by the British writer Dodie Smith.
Bill Stewart (7 December 1942, in Liverpool, Lancashire, England – 29 August 2006 in London) was an English actor best known for his role as Denton Evening News reporter Sandy Longford in the British television programme "A Touch of Frost".
 He also made appearances on "Z-Cars" and "MacGyver" and had roles in such films as "101 Dalmatians" and "Anna and the King".
Cruella de Vil (spelled de Vil in the novel, spelled De Vil by Disney) is a character who appeared in Dodie Smith's 1956 novel "The Hundred and One Dalmatians", Disney's animated film adaptations "101 Dalmatians" and "", and Disney's live-action film adaptations "101 Dalmatians" and "102 Dalmatians" as the main antagonist.
The 101 Dalmatians Musical is a musical produced by Luis Alvarez, directed by Jerry Zaks, and sponsored by Purina Dog Chow.
 The music written by former Styx member Dennis DeYoung, who also co-wrote the lyrics with the musical's book author B. T. McNicholl.
 Based on the 1956 children's novel "The Hundred and One Dalmatians" written by Dodie Smith, the musical follows a pair of Dalmatian dogs as they search through London in search of their litter of fifteen puppies, which were stolen by Cruella DeVil to make dog skin fur coats.
 The musical features Rachel York as the infamous Cruella DeVil, and has actors sharing the stage with fifteen real Dalmatians and using stilts to simulate the novel's original canine perspective.

Question: What movie starring Bill Stewart is based on an animated adaptation of a 1956 novel by Dodie Smith?
Answer: 101 Dalmatians