
Release Date
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Original Release
May 29, 2019
1h 25m
The Bit Player (2019)
β 6.685 min
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.
Director

Mark Levinson
Department: Directing
βPopularity: 2.0
Cast
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John Hutton
Claude Shannon
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Judith Ivey
Betty Shannon
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Kaliswa Brewster
Michelle
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Andrew Pastides
Claude Shannon (young man)
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Olivia Gilliatt
Norma Levor
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V.J. Scarpaci
Claude Shannon (boy)
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Toleeya Napolitano
Young girl neighbor
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Adam Heller
Psychoanalyst
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Cleve Asbury
Bell Labs Engineer
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Mark Lyons
Bell Labs Engineer
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Genres
Documentary
Production Companies
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)