The Bit Player

★7.3 2019 Documentary, Biography

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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Actors

JH John Hutton Claude Shannon
Judith Ivey Judith Ivey Betty Shannon
Kaliswa Brewster Kaliswa Brewster Michelle
AP Andrew Pastides Claude Shannon (young man)
OG Olivia Gilliatt Norma Levor
VS V.J. Scarpaci Claude Shannon (boy)
TN Toleeya Napolitano Young girl neighbor
Adam Heller Adam Heller Psychoanalyst
CA Cleve Asbury Bell Labs Engineer
ML Mark Lyons Bell Labs Engineer
Randall McNeal Randall McNeal Bell Labs Engineer
AN Andrew Patrick Nelson Bell Labs Engineer