Documentary · 2002 · 1h 0m

A Very English Genius

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Director
Robin Dashwood
Cast
Lynden Edwards as Michael Ventris Sam Baron as Young Michael Ventris Jack Davenport as Narrator Judy Cowne as Dorothea Ventris Robert Nisbet as Arthur Evans Sophie Garner as Lois Ventris
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
architectbiographyenglishmichael ventrislineair bmycenaean greek
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