The Bit Player
Documentary
★ 6.6/1020191h 25m
Director: Mark Levinson
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.
Runtime
1h 25m
Language
German
Released
May 29, 2019
Runtime
1h 25m
Language
German
Released
May 29, 2019
Cast
John Hutton
John Hutton
Claude Shannon
Judith Ivey
Betty Shannon
Kaliswa Brewster
Michelle
Andrew Pastides
Andrew Pastides
Claude Shannon (young man)
Olivia Gilliatt
Olivia Gilliatt
Norma Levor
V.J. Scarpaci
V.J. Scarpaci
Claude Shannon (boy)
Toleeya Napolitano
Toleeya Napolitano
Young girl neighbor
Adam Heller
Psychoanalyst
Cleve Asbury
Cleve Asbury
Bell Labs Engineer
Mark Lyons
Mark Lyons
Bell Labs Engineer
Randall McNeal
Bell Labs Engineer
Andrew Patrick Nelson
Andrew Patrick Nelson
Bell Labs Engineer
Michael Rose
Bell Labs Engineer
Remi Sandri
Remi Sandri
Bell Labs Engineer
Geoff Schuppert
Bell Labs Engineer
Jack Sochet
Bell Labs Engineer
Kurt Ziskie
Kurt Ziskie
Bell Labs Engineer
Gloria Mann
Bell Labs Secretary
Sandy York
Bell Labs Secretary
James Rutledge
IAS Mathematician
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