The Bit Player
Who would think of a flaming trumpet?
2019•1h 25m•6.6/10
Documentary
Ratings
🎬TMDb
6.6/10(11)
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.
Production
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Language
DE
Status
Released
Release Date
Available in Your Library
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
Recommended
Checking...
For the Love of Spock
2016•
7.4
Checking...
I Am Heath Ledger
2017•
7.4
Checking...
Above Majestic
2018•
7.4
Checking...
The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz
2014•
7.9
Checking...
The Class of ‘92
2013•
7.1
Checking...
Chris Brown: Welcome to My Life
2017•
6.4
Checking...
Being James Bond
2021•
7.8
Checking...
Gilbert
2017•
6.7
Checking...
Hawking
2013•
7.6
Checking...
John Candy: I Like Me
2025•
7.9
Checking...
Supersonic
2016•
7.4
Checking...
Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition
2026•
8.7
Similar Movies
The Two Loves of Anthony Trollope
Checking...
The Two Loves of Anthony Trollope
2004•
9.0
Checking...
Becoming Warren Buffett
2017•
7.2
Checking...
Lady Gaga - Encore
2020•
7.3
Checking...
Becoming Bond
2017•
6.9
Checking...
Jurek
2014•
7.2
Checking...
Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band
2020•
6.8
Font Men
Checking...
Font Men
2014•
5.7
Checking...
Thomas Hart Benton
1989•
7.8
Checking...
Chip Chip : Chopin par Desjardins
2023•
8.0
Checking...
Queen Elizabeth II: Her Glorious Reign
2022
Checking...
The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
2017•
7.1
Checking...
Gilbert
2017•
6.7