The Bit Player
Who would think of a flaming trumpet?
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.
Crew and Cast
Mark LevinsonDirectorJohn HuttonClaude Shannon
Judith IveyBetty Shannon
Kaliswa BrewsterMichelleAndrew PastidesClaude Shannon (young man)
Olivia GilliattNorma Levor
V.J. ScarpaciClaude Shannon (boy)
Toleeya NapolitanoYoung girl neighbor
Adam HellerPsychoanalystCleve AsburyBell Labs Engineer
Mark LyonsBell Labs Engineer
Randall McNealBell Labs EngineerAndrew Patrick NelsonBell Labs Engineer
Michael RoseBell Labs EngineerRemi SandriBell Labs Engineer
Geoff SchuppertBell Labs Engineer
Jack SochetBell Labs EngineerKurt ZiskieBell Labs Engineer
Gloria MannBell Labs Secretary
Sandy YorkBell Labs Secretary
James RutledgeIAS Mathematician
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Info
- Status
- Released
- Released
- 29 May 2019
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- TMDB score
- 6.6 / 10 (11 votes)
Production
- Director
- Mark Levinson
- Studios
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- Countries
- United States of America
Languages
- Original
- German
- Spoken
- English