The Substance of Fire
1996 | 102m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Daniel J. Sullivan |
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| Writer: | Jon Robin Baitz |
| Staring: |
| 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: | Sep 11, 1996 |
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| Director: | Daniel J. Sullivan |
| Writer: | Jon Robin Baitz |
| Genres: | Drama |
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| Production Companies | Miramax |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 02, 2025 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Roger Rees | Max |
| Viola Davis | Nurse |
| 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 |
| John Sullivan | Stewart |
| Sophia Salguero | Rachel |
| John Patrick Walker | Peter |
| David S. Howard | Dr. Bernard Kramer |
| Gregory Burke | Young Martin Geldhart |
| William Cain | Mr. Cox |
| Alec Mapa | New Receptionist |
| Edgar Martinez | Miquel |
| John Christopher Jones | Book Binder |
| Dick Latessa | Mr. McCormack Sr |
| Patrick Page | Mr. McCormack Jr |
| Kate Forbes | Rizzoli Book Buyer |
| Gloria Irizarry | Esme |
| 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' |
| Marc Schneier | Rabbi |
| Lynn Clayton | Beautiful Woman |
| Mary Fortune | Art Student |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Daniel J. Sullivan | Director |
| Jon Robin Baitz | Screenplay, Original Film Writer |
| Joseph Vitarelli | Music |
| Meg Simon | Casting |
| Mark Ricker | Art Direction |
| Shelley Barclay | Set Decoration |
| Michael Devlin | Location Scout |
| David Ray Martin | Location Manager |
| Christine Gee | Script Supervisor |
| John Lee Beatty | Production Design |
| Jess Goldstein | Costume Design |
| Robert D. Yeoman | Cinematography |
| Pamela Martin | Editor |
| Blaise Corrigan | Stunts |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Jon Robin Baitz | Producer |
| Randy Finch | Producer |
| Ron Kastner | Producer |
| Lemore Syvan | Co-Producer |
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