The Bit Player (2019)

Who would think of a flaming trumpet?

Directed by Mark Levinson1h 25mDocumentary

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.

Year
2019
Country
US
Language
German
Release date
29 May 2019
TMDB
6.6 (11)
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J
John Hutton
Claude Shannon
Judith Ivey
Judith Ivey
Betty Shannon
Kaliswa Brewster
Kaliswa Brewster
Michelle
A
Andrew Pastides
Claude Shannon (young man)
O
Olivia Gilliatt
Norma Levor
V
V.J. Scarpaci
Claude Shannon (boy)
T
Toleeya Napolitano
Young girl neighbor
Adam Heller
Adam Heller
Psychoanalyst
C
Cleve Asbury
Bell Labs Engineer
M
Mark Lyons
Bell Labs Engineer
Randall McNeal
Randall McNeal
Bell Labs Engineer
A
Andrew Patrick Nelson
Bell Labs Engineer
Michael Rose
Michael Rose
Bell Labs Engineer
R
Remi Sandri
Bell Labs Engineer
Geoff Schuppert
Geoff Schuppert
Bell Labs Engineer
Jack Sochet
Jack Sochet
Bell Labs Engineer
K
Kurt Ziskie
Bell Labs Engineer
Gloria Mann
Gloria Mann
Bell Labs Secretary
Sandy York
Sandy York
Bell Labs Secretary
James Rutledge
James Rutledge
IAS Mathematician

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