The Bit Player

The Bit Player

85 mins | Documentary | May 29, 2019

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.

The Bit Player

85 mins | Documentary | May 29, 2019

The Bit Player
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.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Original title The Bit Player
Directors Vlad Minuty, Jenna Dayton, Mark Levinson
Writers Sergio VerdĂș

Cast

John Hutton

as Claude Shannon

Judith Ivey

as Betty Shannon

Kaliswa Brewster

as Michelle

Andrew Pastides

as Claude Shannon (young man)

Olivia Gilliatt

as Norma Levor

V.J. Scarpaci

as Claude Shannon (boy)

Toleeya Napolitano

as Young girl neighbor

Adam Heller

as Psychoanalyst

Cleve Asbury

as Bell Labs Engineer

Mark Lyons

as Bell Labs Engineer

Randall McNeal

as Bell Labs Engineer

Andrew Patrick Nelson

as Bell Labs Engineer

Michael Rose

as Bell Labs Engineer

Remi Sandri

as Bell Labs Engineer

Geoff Schuppert

as Bell Labs Engineer

Jack Sochet

as Bell Labs Engineer

Kurt Ziskie

as Bell Labs Engineer

Gloria Mann

as Bell Labs Secretary

Sandy York

as Bell Labs Secretary

James Rutledge

as IAS Mathematician