The Bit Player

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1 hour 25 minutes

2019-05-29

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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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The Bit Player

Cast

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

Cleve Asbury

Bell Labs Engineer

Mark Lyons

Bell Labs Engineer

Randall McNeal

Bell Labs Engineer

Andrew Patrick Nelson

Bell Labs Engineer

Michael Rose

Bell Labs Engineer

Remi Sandri

Bell Labs Engineer

Geoff Schuppert

Bell Labs Engineer

Jack Sochet

Bell Labs Engineer

Kurt Ziskie

Bell Labs Engineer

Gloria Mann

Bell Labs Secretary

Sandy York

Bell Labs Secretary

James Rutledge

IAS Mathematician

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