"Who would think of a flaming trumpet?" 29 May 2019 Factual 85 mins
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.
Watch the official The Bit Player 2019 trailer in HD below.
John Hutton as Claude Shannon
Judith Ivey as Betty Shannon
Kaliswa Brewster as Michelle
Andrew Pastides as Claude Shannon (young man)
Olivia Gilliatt as Norma Levor
V.J. Scarpaci as Claude Shannon (boy)
Toleeya Napolitano as Young girl neighbor
Adam Heller as Psychoanalyst
Cleve Asbury as Bell Labs Engineer
Mark Lyons as Bell Labs Engineer
Randall McNeal as Bell Labs Engineer
Andrew Patrick Nelson as Bell Labs Engineer
Michael Rose as Bell Labs Engineer
Remi Sandri as Bell Labs Engineer
Geoff Schuppert as Bell Labs Engineer
Jack Sochet as Bell Labs Engineer
Chelsea Paige Hair Department Head
Amanda Miller Wigmaker
Claudia Raschke Director of Photography
Blake Ashman Line Producer
Michael Bowes Line Producer
Michelle Effros Executive Producer
Christina Fragouli Executive Producer
Mark Levinson Producer
Quentin Little Line Producer
Alon Orlitsky Executive Producer
Ruediger Urbanke Executive Producer
Sergio Verdú Creative Producer
Robert Miller Music
Tim Sternberg Editor
Yuko Sorbin Production Design
Jeremy Woodward Production Design
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