MovieDocumentary
The Bit Player
Who would think of a flaming trumpet?
6.6(11)20191h 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.
- Director
- Mark Levinson
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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
Crew
Directing
- Vlad MinutyFirst Assistant Director
- Jenna DaytonScript Supervisor
- Mark LevinsonDirector
Writing
- Sergio VerdúCreative Producer
Production
- Mark LevinsonProducer
- Ruediger UrbankeExecutive Producer
- Alon OrlitskyExecutive Producer
- Quentin LittleLine Producer
- Blake AshmanLine Producer
- Omar DeleonProduction Assistant
- Rita RaiderProduction Assistant
- Michelle EffrosExecutive Producer
- Sarah RummelProduction Assistant
- Bradley GrenonProduction Assistant
- Michael BowesLine Producer
- Amenya MakukuProduction Manager
Camera
- Claudia RaschkeDirector of Photography
- Wayne McElroySecond Assistant Camera
- David RanghelliKey Grip
- Christian J. HollyerFirst Assistant Camera
- Jimmy CandelejoGrip
- Woody BellKey Grip
Editing
- Jason CacioppoOnline Editor
- Mark LevinsonAdditional Editor
- Rosemary RotondiArchival Footage Research
- Tim SternbergEditor
Sound
- David ForsheeSound Effects Editor
- Esther RegelsonDialogue Editor
- Nick GreenMusic Supervision Assistant
- Nathan HaszFoley Recording Engineer
- Robert MillerMusic
- Steve BoresSound Mixer
- Sanghee MoonSound Effects
- Mark MaloofSound Mixer
Art
- Igeoma SimonSwing
- Jeremy WoodwardProduction Design
- Jason BowenSwing
- Yuko SorbinProduction Design
Costume & Make-Up
- Chelsea PaigeHair Department Head
- Amanda MillerWigmaker
- Trish SeeneyMakeup Artist
- Jennifer Lynn TremblayCostume Design
- Sarah FrancavillaKey Hair Stylist
- Brittney WardAdditional Hairstylist
- Sarah Hill RichmondCostume Design
- Diana SikesHairstylist
- Kerry HasslerWardrobe Supervisor
Visual Effects
- Gerta XheloVisual Effects
- Kirill YeretskyVisual Effects Director
- Gerta XheloAnimation
- Kirill YeretskyAnimation Director
Crew
- Charles HerzfeldPost Production Supervisor
- Tristan BaylisMixing Engineer
Lighting
- Jesse GoldbergGaffer
- Alan HostetterGaffer