The Bit Player

Directed by Mark Levinson
2020    85mDocumentary, Biography
7.371%
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 of The Bit Player

  • John HuttonClaude Shannon
  • Judith IveyBetty Shannon
  • Kaliswa BrewsterMichelle
  • Andrew PastidesClaude Shannon (young man)
  • Olivia GilliattNorma Levor
  • V.J. ScarpaciClaude Shannon (boy)
  • Toleeya NapolitanoYoung girl neighbor
  • Adam HellerPsychoanalyst
  • Cleve AsburyBell Labs Engineer
  • Mark LyonsBell Labs Engineer
  • Randall McNealBell Labs Engineer
  • Andrew Patrick NelsonBell Labs Engineer
  • Michael RoseBell Labs Engineer
  • Remi SandriBell Labs Engineer
  • Geoff SchuppertBell Labs Engineer
  • Jack SochetBell Labs Engineer
  • Kurt ZiskieBell Labs Engineer
  • Gloria MannBell Labs Secretary
  • Sandy YorkBell Labs Secretary
  • James RutledgeIAS Mathematician
  • Mark LevinsonDirector / Writer / Producer

 

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