A Very English Genius

Name: A Very English Genius
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2002-07-22
Duration: 1 h
Rating: 0
Cast: Lynden Edwards, Sam Baron, Jack Davenport, Judy Cowne, Robert Nisbet

July 22, 2002
Directed by
Robin Dashwood

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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Last Updated: November 7, 2025

A Very English Genius

July 22, 2002
Directed by
Robin Dashwood

Cast

Lynden Edwards

Michael Ventris

Sam Baron

Young Michael Ventris

Jack Davenport

Narrator

Judy Cowne

Dorothea Ventris

Robert Nisbet

Arthur Evans

Sophie Garner

Lois Ventris

A Very English Genius

July 22, 2002Directed byRobin Dashwood

Cast

Lynden Edwards

Michael Ventris

Sam Baron

Young Michael Ventris

Jack Davenport

Narrator

Judy Cowne

Dorothea Ventris

Robert Nisbet

Arthur Evans

Sophie Garner

Lois Ventris

July 22, 2002
Directed by
Robin Dashwood