A Very English Genius

A Very English Genius
2002
⏱️ 60 min
📅 Released
🌐 EN
Documentary
The work and unexplained death of Michael Ventris, the English architect, classicist, and philologist who deciphered the ancient Mycenaean Greek script Linear B, are portrayed.

Cast

Lynden Edwards
Lynden Edwards
Michael Ventris
Sam Baron
Sam Baron
Young Michael Ventris
Jack Davenport
Jack Davenport
Narrator
Judy Cowne
Judy Cowne
Dorothea Ventris
Robert Nisbet
Robert Nisbet
Arthur Evans
Sophie Garner
Sophie Garner
Lois Ventris

Crew

Director
Robin Dashwood

Keywords

architectbiographyenglishmichael ventrislineair bmycenaean greek