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The Bit Player is a 2019 documentary film created to celebrate the 2016 centenary of the birth of Claude Shannon, the "father of information theory". The film was produced and directed by Mark Levinson, in cooperation with the IEEE Information Theory Society and the IEEE Foundation.
Original Release
06/26/2020
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| John Hutton | Claude Shannon |
| Judith Ivey | Betty Shannon |
| Kaliswa Brewster | Michelle |
| Andrew Pastides | Claude Shannon (young man) |
| Olivia Gilliatt | Norma Levor |
| Adam Heller | Psychoanalyst |
| Maura Grady | Norma's girlfriend |
| Cleve Asbury | Bell Labs Engineer |
| Randall McNeal | Bell Labs Engineer |
| Michael Rose | Bell Labs Engineer |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| John Hutton | Claude Shannon |
| Judith Ivey | Betty Shannon |
| Kaliswa Brewster | Michelle |
| Andrew Pastides | Claude Shannon (young man) |
| Olivia Gilliatt | Norma Levor |
| Adam Heller | Psychoanalyst |
| Maura Grady | Norma's girlfriend |
| Cleve Asbury | Bell Labs Engineer |
| Randall McNeal | Bell Labs Engineer |
| Michael Rose | Bell Labs Engineer |
| Remi Sandri | 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 |
| Josh Cahn | Claude's Roommate |
| Claude Shannon | Self |
| Stephen Luc Dinh | Bell Labs Engineer |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Mark Levinson | Producer |
| Blake Ashman | Producer |
| Michael Bowes | Producer |
| Quentin Little | Producer |
