In 1948 legde Claude Shannon de grondslag voor het informatietijdperk door het begrip 'bit' te introduceren. Zijn ideeën hebben tot vandaag een invloed op communicatie, genetica, neurowetenschap en artificiële intelligentie. Aan de hand van archiefmateriaal, interviews en animaties vertelt deze documentaire het verhaal van een vergeten genie dat de wereld veranderde.
Nee, helaas is The Bit Player nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Costume & Make-Up | Chelsea Paige | Hair Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Amanda Miller | Wigmaker |
| Camera | Claudia Raschke | Director of Photography |
| Production | Mark Levinson | Producer |
| Production | Ruediger Urbanke | Executive Producer |
| Sound | David Forshee | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Esther Regelson | Dialogue Editor |
| Production | Alon Orlitsky | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Vlad Minuty | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | Wayne McElroy | Second Assistant Camera |
| Crew | Charles Herzfeld | Post Production Supervisor |
| Directing | Jenna Dayton | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Quentin Little | Line Producer |
| Production | Blake Ashman-Kipervaser | Line Producer |
| Camera | David Ranghelli | Key Grip |
| Art | Igeoma Simon | Swing |
| Visual Effects | Gerta Xhelo | Visual Effects |
| Visual Effects | Kirill Yeretsky | Visual Effects Director |
| Production | Omar Deleon | Production Assistant |
| Production | Rita Raider | Production Assistant |
| Production | Michelle Effros | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Jason Cacioppo | Online Editor |
| Editing | Mark Levinson | Additional Editor |
| Editing | Rosemary Rotondi | Archival Footage Research |
| Sound | Nick Green | Music Supervision Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Trish Seeney | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Tristan Baylis | Mixing Engineer |
| Production | Sarah Rummel | Production Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jennifer Lynn Tremblay | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sarah Francavilla | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Brittney Ward | Additional Hairstylist |
| Visual Effects | Gerta Xhelo | Animation |
| Lighting | Jesse Goldberg | Gaffer |
| Writing | Sergio Verdú | Creative Producer |
| Art | Jeremy Woodward | Production Design |
| Sound | Nathan Hasz | Foley Recording Engineer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sarah Hill Richmond | Costume Design |
| Art | Jason Bowen | Swing |
| Camera | Christian J. Hollyer | First Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Alan Hostetter | Gaffer |
| Editing | Tim Sternberg | Editor |
| Production | Bradley Grenon | Production Assistant |
| Production | Michael Bowes | Line Producer |
| Sound | Robert Miller | Music |
| Production | Amenya Makuku | Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Diana Sikes | Hairstylist |
| Production | Christina Fragouli | Executive Producer |
| Art | Yuko Sorbin | Production Design |
| Sound | Steve Bores | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Sanghee Moon | Sound Effects |
| Visual Effects | Kirill Yeretsky | Animation Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kerry Hassler | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Production | Raul Martinez | Production Assistant |
| Sound | Mark Maloof | Sound Mixer |
| Camera | Jimmy Candelejo | Grip |
| Production | Lauren Vanderschuur | Production Assistant |
| Directing | Mark Levinson | Director |
| Camera | Woody Bell | Key Grip |
