The Bit Player

Name: The Bit Player
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2019
Duration: 85 min
Rating: 6.6

2019 · 85 min

Documentary

★ 6.6

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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.

Crew

Director Mark Levinson
Director of Photography Claudia Raschke

Cast

J
John Hutton
Claude Shannon
Judith Ivey
Betty Shannon
Kaliswa Brewster
Michelle
A
Andrew Pastides
Claude Shannon (young man)
O
Olivia Gilliatt
Norma Levor
V
V.J. Scarpaci
Claude Shannon (boy)
T
Toleeya Napolitano
Young girl neighbor
Adam Heller
Psychoanalyst
C
Cleve Asbury
Bell Labs Engineer
M
Mark Lyons
Bell Labs Engineer
Randall McNeal
Bell Labs Engineer
A
Andrew Patrick Nelson
Bell Labs Engineer

Crew

Director — Mark Levinson
Director of Photography — Claudia Raschke

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🔥 Hot takes

warming up the wall…

Intermission

GO DEEPER

Turn the obscurity dial up. There's a lot further down to go.

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