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The Bit Player (2019)

"Who would think of a flaming trumpet?"

6.6/10 1h 25m May 29, 2019
Documentary

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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Movie Details

Original Title The Bit Player
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.1

Cast

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John Hutton
Claude Shannon
Popularity: 0.2
Judith Ivey
Judith Ivey
Betty Shannon
Popularity: 7.5
Kaliswa Brewster
Kaliswa Brewster
Michelle
Popularity: 0.5
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Andrew Pastides
Claude Shannon (young man)
Popularity: 0.8
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Olivia Gilliatt
Norma Levor
Popularity: 0.3
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V.J. Scarpaci
Claude Shannon (boy)
Popularity: 0.0
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Toleeya Napolitano
Young girl neighbor
Popularity: 0.0
Adam Heller
Adam Heller
Psychoanalyst
Popularity: 0.5
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Cleve Asbury
Bell Labs Engineer
Popularity: 0.1
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Mark Lyons
Bell Labs Engineer
Popularity: 0.2
Randall McNeal
Randall McNeal
Bell Labs Engineer
Popularity: 0.1
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Andrew Patrick Nelson
Bell Labs Engineer
Popularity: 0.4

Key Crew

Executive Producer Michelle Effros, Christina Fragouli, Alon Orlitsky
Producer Mark Levinson
Music Robert Miller
Editor Tim Sternberg
Director Mark Levinson

Production

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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Keywords

biography electrical engineer information technology computer science

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Details
Release Date May 29, 2019
Runtime 1h 25m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.1
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