Poster of The Substance of Fire

The Substance of Fire

Isaac Geldhart is a Holocaust survivor who, overcome by grief at the recent death of his wife, seems determined to run his publishing firm into the ground by printing books that have no hope of financial success. His son Aaron, who also works at the company, grows frustrated with Isaac's emotional decline and attempts to take over the firm. The resulting crisis involves Isaac's other two children, his daughter Sarah and his dying son Martin.

Release Date: 1996-09-11

Original Language: en

Genres: Drama

Rating:

Popularity:

5.004

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Cast Members

Tony Goldwyn

Aaron Geldhart

Timothy Hutton

Martin Geldhart

Ron Rifkin

Isaac Geldhart

Sarah Jessica Parker

Sarah Geldhart

Lee Grant

Cora Cahn

Elizabeth Franz

Miss Barzakian

Benjamin Ungar

Young Issac

Adolph Green

Mr. Musselblatt

Debra Monk

Martha Hackett

Tom McDermott

Old Printer

George Morfogen

Otto the Printer

Andrew Pang

Mr. Otani Jr

Edmund Ikeda

Mr. Otani Sr

Gil Bellows

Val Chenard

Eric Bogosian

Gene Byck

Ronny Graham

Louis Foukold

David S. Howard

Dr. Bernard Kramer

Gregory Burke

Young Martin Geldhart

Alec Mapa

New Receptionist

Dick Latessa

Mr. McCormack Sr

Patrick Page

Mr. McCormack Jr

Kate Forbes

Rizzoli Book Buyer

Barbara Eda-Young

Reena Geldhart

Matt McGrath

Young Book Clerk

José Ramón Rosario

Dennis the Tailor

William Meisle

Customer with Shoes

Gina Torres

Maitre d'

Lynn Clayton

Beautiful Woman

Mary Fortune

Art Student