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The Substance of Fire

Doing What Is Right... Could Cost Him Everything.

7.1

1996•1h 42m

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.

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Photo of Tony Goldwyn

Tony Goldwyn

Aaron Geldhart

Photo of Timothy Hutton

Timothy Hutton

Martin Geldhart

Photo of Ron Rifkin

Ron Rifkin

Isaac Geldhart

Photo of Sarah Jessica Parker

Sarah Jessica Parker

Sarah Geldhart

Photo of Lee Grant

Lee Grant

Cora Cahn

Photo of Elizabeth Franz

Elizabeth Franz

Miss Barzakian

Photo of Roger Rees

Roger Rees

Max

Photo of Viola Davis

Viola Davis

Nurse

Photo of Adolph Green

Adolph Green

Mr. Musselblatt

Photo of Debra Monk

Debra Monk

Martha Hackett

Photo of Tom McDermott

Tom McDermott

Old Printer

Photo of George Morfogen

George Morfogen

Otto the Printer

Photo of Andrew Pang

Andrew Pang

Mr. Otani Jr

Photo of Edmund Ikeda

Edmund Ikeda

Mr. Otani Sr

Photo of Gil Bellows

Gil Bellows

Val Chenard

Photo of Eric Bogosian

Eric Bogosian

Gene Byck

Photo of Ronny Graham

Ronny Graham

Louis Foukold

Photo of William Cain

William Cain

Mr. Cox

Photo of Alec Mapa

Alec Mapa

New Receptionist

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John Christopher Jones

Book Binder

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