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  • A Very English Genius (2002)
  • TV Movie | Documentary, Biography, History
A Very English Genius (2002)
TV Movie | Documentary, Biography, History

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.
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Jul 22, 2002 (United Kingdom)

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18 cast members
Name Known for
Lynden Edwards
Michael Ventris Michael Ventris   See fewer
Sam Baron
Young Michael Ventris Young Michael Ventris   See fewer
Jack Davenport
Narrator Narrator   See fewer
Judy Cowne
Dorothea Ventris Dorothea Ventris   See fewer
Robert Nisbet
Arthur Evans Arthur Evans   See fewer
Sophie Garner
Lois Ventris Lois Ventris   See fewer
John Chadwick
Self (interviewed 1975) (archive footage) (as Dr. John Chadwick) Self (interviewed 1975) (archive footage) (as Dr. John Chadwick)   See fewer
Thomas Palaima
Self (as Professor Thomas Palaima) Self (as Professor Thomas Palaima)   See fewer
Michael Ventris
Self (voice) (archive footage) Self (voice) (archive footage)   See fewer
Arthur Evans
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Queen Elizabeth II
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Eddie Taylor
John Chadwick (uncredited) John Chadwick (uncredited)   See fewer
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