The Substance of Fire

1997
The Substance of Fire
6| 1h42m| R| en| Drama
Storyline

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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Miramax

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  • The Substance of Fire Cast
Tony Goldwyn as Aaron Geldhart
Timothy Hutton as Martin Geldhart
Ron Rifkin as Isaac Geldhart
Sarah Jessica Parker as Sarah Geldhart
Lee Grant as Cora Cahn
Elizabeth Franz as Miss Barzakian
Roger Rees as Max
Viola Davis as Nurse
Adolph Green as Mr. Musselblatt