The Bit Player
"Who would think of a flaming trumpet?"
★ 6.6 /10
• 2019 • 85 min • Released Documentary
Overview
The Bit Player tells the story of an overlooked genius, Claude Shannon (the "Father of Information Theory"), who revolutionized the world, but never lost his childlike curiosity.
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Cast
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John Hutton
Claude Shannon
Judith Ivey
Betty Shannon
Kaliswa Brewster
Michelle
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Andrew Pastides
Claude Shannon (young man)
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Olivia Gilliatt
Norma Levor
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V.J. Scarpaci
Claude Shannon (boy)
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Toleeya Napolitano
Young girl neighbor
Adam Heller
Psychoanalyst
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Cleve Asbury
Bell Labs Engineer
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Mark Lyons
Bell Labs Engineer
Randall McNeal
Bell Labs Engineer
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Andrew Patrick Nelson
Bell Labs Engineer
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)