A Very English Genius (2002)

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 (6)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

L

Lynden Edwards

Michael Ventris

Sam Baron

Young Michael Ventris

Jack Davenport

Narrator

J

Judy Cowne

Dorothea Ventris

R

Robert Nisbet

Arthur Evans

S

Sophie Garner

Lois Ventris

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