The Bit Player (2019)
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.
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John Hutton
as Claude Shannon
as Claude Shannon
Judith Ivey
as Betty Shannon
as Betty Shannon
Kaliswa Brewster
as Michelle
as Michelle
Andrew Pastides
as Claude Shannon (young man)
as Claude Shannon (young man)
Olivia Gilliatt
as Norma Levor
as Norma Levor
V.J. Scarpaci
as Claude Shannon (boy)
as Claude Shannon (boy)
Toleeya Napolitano
as Young girl neighbor
as Young girl neighbor
Adam Heller
as Psychoanalyst
as Psychoanalyst
Cleve Asbury
as Bell Labs Engineer
as Bell Labs Engineer
Mark Lyons
as Bell Labs Engineer
as Bell Labs Engineer
Randall McNeal
as Bell Labs Engineer
as Bell Labs Engineer
Andrew Patrick Nelson
as Bell Labs Engineer
as Bell Labs Engineer
Michael Rose
as Bell Labs Engineer
as Bell Labs Engineer
Remi Sandri
as Bell Labs Engineer
as Bell Labs Engineer
Geoff Schuppert
as Bell Labs Engineer
as Bell Labs Engineer
Jack Sochet
as Bell Labs Engineer
as Bell Labs Engineer
Kurt Ziskie
as Bell Labs Engineer
as Bell Labs Engineer
Gloria Mann
as Bell Labs Secretary
as Bell Labs Secretary
Sandy York
as Bell Labs Secretary
as Bell Labs Secretary
James Rutledge
as IAS Mathematician
as IAS Mathematician
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Chelsea Paige
Hair Department Head
Hair Department Head
Amanda Miller
Wigmaker
Wigmaker
Claudia Raschke
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Mark Levinson
Producer
Producer
Ruediger Urbanke
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
David Forshee
Sound Effects Editor
Sound Effects Editor
Esther Regelson
Dialogue Editor
Dialogue Editor
Alon Orlitsky
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Vlad Minuty
First Assistant Director
First Assistant Director
Wayne McElroy
Second Assistant Camera
Second Assistant Camera
Charles Herzfeld
Post Production Supervisor
Post Production Supervisor
Jenna Dayton
Script Supervisor
Script Supervisor
Quentin Little
Line Producer
Line Producer
Blake Ashman-Kipervaser
Line Producer
Line Producer
David Ranghelli
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Key Grip
Igeoma Simon
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Swing
Gerta Xhelo
Visual Effects
Visual Effects
Kirill Yeretsky
Visual Effects Director
Visual Effects Director
Omar Deleon
Production Assistant
Production Assistant
Rita Raider
Production Assistant
Production Assistant
Michelle Effros
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Jason Cacioppo
Online Editor
Online Editor
Mark Levinson
Additional Editor
Additional Editor
Rosemary Rotondi
Archival Footage Research
Archival Footage Research
Nick Green
Music Supervision Assistant
Music Supervision Assistant
Trish Seeney
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Tristan Baylis
Mixing Engineer
Mixing Engineer
Sarah Rummel
Production Assistant
Production Assistant
Jennifer Lynn Tremblay
Costume Design
Costume Design
Sarah Francavilla
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Key Hair Stylist
Brittney Ward
Additional Hairstylist
Additional Hairstylist
Gerta Xhelo
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Animation
Jesse Goldberg
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Gaffer
Sergio Verdú
Creative Producer
Creative Producer
Jeremy Woodward
Production Design
Production Design
Nathan Hasz
Foley Recording Engineer
Foley Recording Engineer
Sarah Hill Richmond
Costume Design
Costume Design
Jason Bowen
Swing
Swing
Christian J. Hollyer
First Assistant Camera
First Assistant Camera
Alan Hostetter
Gaffer
Gaffer
Tim Sternberg
Editor
Editor
Bradley Grenon
Production Assistant
Production Assistant
Michael Bowes
Line Producer
Line Producer
Robert Miller
Music
Music
Amenya Makuku
Production Manager
Production Manager
Diana Sikes
Hairstylist
Hairstylist
Christina Fragouli
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Yuko Sorbin
Production Design
Production Design
Steve Bores
Sound Mixer
Sound Mixer
Sanghee Moon
Sound Effects
Sound Effects
Kirill Yeretsky
Animation Director
Animation Director
Kerry Hassler
Wardrobe Supervisor
Wardrobe Supervisor
Raul Martinez
Production Assistant
Production Assistant
Mark Maloof
Sound Mixer
Sound Mixer
Jimmy Candelejo
Grip
Grip
Lauren Vanderschuur
Production Assistant
Production Assistant
Mark Levinson
Director
Director
Woody Bell
Key Grip
Key Grip
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