The Bit Player

May. 29,2019      
Rating:
7.2
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Judith Ivey as  Betty Shannon
Kaliswa Brewster as  Michelle
Adam Heller as  Psychoanalyst
Randall McNeal as  Bell Labs Engineer
Michael Rose as  Bell Labs Engineer
Geoff Schuppert as  Bell Labs Engineer
Jack Sochet as  Bell Labs Engineer
Gloria Mann as  Bell Labs Secretary
Sandy York as  Bell Labs Secretary
James Rutledge as  IAS Mathematician

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Reviews

Listonixio
2019/05/29

Fresh and Exciting

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CommentsXp
2019/05/30

Best movie ever!

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Voxitype
2019/05/31

Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

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InformationRap
2019/06/01

This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

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