

The Bit Player
Who would think of a flaming trumpet?
6.611 votes on TMDB2019Movie1h 25m
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.
Cast
- J
John Hutton
Claude Shannon

Judith Ivey
Betty Shannon

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
Psychoanalyst
- C
Cleve Asbury
Bell Labs Engineer
- M
Mark Lyons
Bell Labs Engineer

Randall McNeal
Bell Labs Engineer
- A
Andrew Patrick Nelson
Bell Labs Engineer
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