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The Bit Player
“Who would think of a flaming trumpet?”
66%
Movie
1h 25m
AI Analysis
The Bit Player (2019) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Bit Player (2019) — a movie tagged as Documentary with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: 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. Our models also surface themes such as family from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~85 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Bit Player 66% (11 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
66%
from 11 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2019-05-29
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- TMDB rating
- 6.6
- TMDB ID
- 628987
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Where can I watch The Bit Player (2019)?
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Is there an official trailer for The Bit Player?
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What is The Bit Player about?
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.
Is there an AI analysis for The Bit Player?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie The Bit Player?
The official runtime for The Bit Player is approximately 85 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
- J
John Hutton
Claude Shannon

Judith Ivey
Betty Shannon

Kaliswa Brewster
Michelle
- A
Andrew Pastides
Claude Shannon (young man)
- O
Olivia Gilliatt
Norma Levor
- V
V.J. Scarpaci
Claude Shannon (boy)
- T
Toleeya Napolitano
Young girl neighbor

Adam Heller
Psychoanalyst
- C
Cleve Asbury
Bell Labs Engineer
- M
Mark Lyons
Bell Labs Engineer

Randall McNeal
Bell Labs Engineer
- A
Andrew Patrick Nelson
Bell Labs Engineer

Michael Rose
Bell Labs Engineer
- R
Remi Sandri
Bell Labs Engineer

Geoff Schuppert
Bell Labs Engineer

Jack Sochet
Bell Labs Engineer
- K
Kurt Ziskie
Bell Labs Engineer

Gloria Mann
Bell Labs Secretary
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