A Very English Genius
IMDb ID: tt0399843 · Year: 2002 · Rating: 7.4 (25 votes)
Genres: 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.
IMDb Details
Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesUnited Kingdom: A Very English GeniusRelease Date2002-07-22IMDb Popularity0User Reviews1Critic Reviews0Countries / RegionsUnited KingdomLanguagesEnglishKeywordslinearFilming LocationsHighpoint, North Hill, Highgate, London, England, UKOfficial SitesBBC (United Kingdom) - http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/documentaries/features/linear-b.shtmlIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0399843/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0399843.jpgUpdated At2025-04-27T15:33:54
Stars
Lynden Edwards
Sam Baron
Jack Davenport
Judy Cowne
Robert Nisbet
Sophie Garner
Emmett L. Bennett Jr.
Colin Boyne
John Chadwick
Oliver Cox
Full Cast & Crew
[Cast Group]
Actor: Lynden Edwards | Character: Michael Ventris
Actor: Sam Baron | Character: Young Michael Ventris
Actor: Jack Davenport | Character: Narrator
Actor: Judy Cowne | Character: Dorothea Ventris
Actor: Robert Nisbet | Character: Arthur Evans
Actor: Sophie Garner | Character: Lois Ventris
Actor: Emmett L. Bennett Jr. | Character: Self
Actor: Colin Boyne | Character: Self
Actor: John Chadwick | Character: Self (interviewed 1975)
Actor: Oliver Cox | Character: Self
Actor: Simon Kimmins | Character: Self
Actor: Thomas Palaima | Character: Self
Actor: Edward Samuel | Character: Self
Actor: Michael Ventris | Character: Self
Actor: Tessa Ventris | Character: Self
Actor: Arthur Evans | Character: Self
Actor: Queen Elizabeth II | Character: Self
Actor: Eddie Taylor | Character: John Chadwick
[Directors Group]
Name: Robin Dashwood | Role: Director
[Producers Group]
Name: Hannah Beckerman | Role: Producer
Name: Robin Dashwood | Role: Producer
Name: Franny Moyle | Role: Producer
[Cinematography Group]
Name: Andrew Gunn | Role: Cinematographer
[Editing Group]
Name: Martin Cooper | Role: Editor
[Production Design Group]
Name: Victoria Richards | Role: Production Designer
[Production Management]
Name: Annabel Yonge | Role: Production Manager
[Art Department]
Name: Charles Gatward | Role: Art Department
[Sound Department]
Name: Pete Collins | Role: Sound Department
Name: Eddie Taylor | Role: Sound Department
[Editorial Department]
Name: Neil Hatton | Role: Editorial Department
[Production Department]
Name: Flick Crawford | Role: Production Department
[Additional Crew]
Name: Antonietta Cauteruccio | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Andrew Robinson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sonny Sheridan | Role: Additional Crew
[Thanks]
Name: Oliver Cox | Role: Thanks
Name: Tessa Ventris | Role: Thanks
Trailers
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Release Schedule
United Kingdom: July 22, 2002
Awards
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Box Office
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