The Bit Player

Name: The Bit Player
Director: Mark Levinson
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2019-05-29
Duration: 1 h 25 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: John Hutton, Judith Ivey, Kaliswa Brewster, Andrew Pastides, Olivia Gilliatt

“Who would think of a flaming trumpet?”

2019

1h 25m

Documentary

Director: Mark Levinson

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.

Cast

20 people

John Hutton

Claude Shannon

Judith Ivey

Betty Shannon

Kaliswa Brewster

Michelle

Andrew Pastides

Claude Shannon (young man)

Olivia Gilliatt

Norma Levor

V.J. Scarpaci

Claude Shannon (boy)

Toleeya Napolitano

Young girl neighbor

Adam Heller

Psychoanalyst

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