Sep 11, 1996
102 min
Full-HD

The Substance of Fire (1996)

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.

Category

Drama

Country

United States of America

Companies

Miramax

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

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