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The Bit Player

66 %|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.

Featured Crew

Chelsea Paige
Hair Department Head
Amanda Miller
Wigmaker
Claudia Raschke
Director of Photography
Blake Ashman-Kipervaser
Line Producer
Michael Bowes
Line Producer
Michelle Effros
Executive Producer
Christina Fragouli
Executive Producer
Mark Levinson
Producer

Cast

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John Hutton
Claude Shannon
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Judith Ivey
Betty Shannon
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Andrew Pastides
Claude Shannon (young man)
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Olivia Gilliatt
Norma Levor
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V.J. Scarpaci
Claude Shannon (boy)
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Toleeya Napolitano
Young girl neighbor
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Adam Heller
Psychoanalyst
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Cleve Asbury
Bell Labs Engineer
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Mark Lyons
Bell Labs Engineer
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Randall McNeal
Bell Labs Engineer
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Andrew Patrick Nelson
Bell Labs Engineer
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Michael Rose
Bell Labs Engineer
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Remi Sandri
Bell Labs Engineer
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Geoff Schuppert
Bell Labs Engineer
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Jack Sochet
Bell Labs Engineer
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Kurt Ziskie
Bell Labs Engineer
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Gloria Mann
Bell Labs Secretary
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Sandy York
Bell Labs Secretary
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James Rutledge
IAS Mathematician