The Bit Player
7.3
“Who would think of a flaming trumpet?”
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.
Your rating
Your review
Cast
20 people
John Hutton
Claude Shannon
Also in
Lincoln
Judith Ivey
Betty Shannon
Known for
The Devil's Advocate
Rose Red
Kaliswa Brewster
Michelle
Also in
Billions
Marvel's Daredevil
Andrew Pastides
Claude Shannon (young man)
Also in
Hank and Asha
Ma
Olivia Gilliatt
Norma Levor
Also in
Hemingway
A Vigilante
V.J. Scarpaci
Claude Shannon (boy)
Toleeya Napolitano
Young girl neighbor
Also in
Love 1.0 Even Without You
Adam Heller
Psychoanalyst
Known for
WeCrashed
The Good Fight
Cleve Asbury
Bell Labs Engineer
Known for
1923
Mark Lyons
Bell Labs Engineer
Also in
Leylak
The Untimely Gift
Randall McNeal
Bell Labs Engineer
Known for
The Plot Against America
Andrew Patrick Nelson
Bell Labs Engineer
Also in
Only Lonely
Mark Levinson Director · Claudia Raschke Cinematographer Tim Sternberg Editor
United States release May 29, 2019 · Produced in United States
Production
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · June 19, 2018
Premiere
United States · May 29, 2019
Limited theatrical · World Science Festival
More from Mark Levinson
Other films they directed, best known first.
If you liked The Bit Player
Picks that share its genres, themes, cast and crew.
Some details come from TheTVDB.