The Substance of Fire
The Substance of Fire
Release: 1996-09-11
·Runtime: 102m
·★ 7.1
Drama
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Miramax
Cast
Debra Monk
as Martha Hackett
Edmund Ikeda
as Mr. Otani Sr
José Ramón Rosario
as Dennis the Tailor
George Morfogen
as Otto the Printer
Patrick Page
as Mr. McCormack Jr
Gina Torres
as Maitre d'
Timothy Hutton
as Martin Geldhart
Elizabeth Franz
as Miss Barzakian
Matt McGrath
as Young Book Clerk
Lee Grant
as Cora Cahn
Adolph Green
as Mr. Musselblatt
Eric Bogosian
as Gene Byck
William Cain
as Mr. Cox
Alec Mapa
as New Receptionist
Ron Rifkin
as Isaac Geldhart
Tom McDermott
as Old Printer
John Christopher Jones
as Book Binder
Barbara Eda-Young
as Reena Geldhart
Ronny Graham
as Louis Foukold
Dick Latessa
as Mr. McCormack Sr
Tony Goldwyn
as Aaron Geldhart
Sarah Jessica Parker
as Sarah Geldhart
Roger Rees
as Max
Gloria Irizarry
as Esme
Viola Davis
as Nurse
Andrew Pang
as Mr. Otani Jr
Gil Bellows
as Val Chenard
David Boston
as Sign Painter (uncredited)
