The Substance of Fire (1996)

★ 6.4 1h 42m 7 votes IMDb
Drama
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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.

The Substance of Fire

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Cast

Tony Goldwyn
Tony Goldwyn as Aaron Geldhart Age 66 · Los Angeles, California, USA Anthony Howard 'Tony' Goldwyn (born May 20, 1960) is an American actor, singer, producer, director, and political activist. He's known for his roles as Carl Bruner in Ghost, President Fitzgerald Grant...
Timothy Hutton
Timothy Hutton as Martin Geldhart Age 66 · Malibu, California, USA Timothy Hutton (born August 16, 1960) is an American actor. He is the youngest actor to win the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, which he won at the age of 20 for his performance as Conrad Jar...
Ron Rifkin
Ron Rifkin as Isaac Geldhart Age 86 · New York City, New York, USA Ron Rifkin (born October 31, 1939) is an American actor. His is best-known for his roles as Arvin Sloane on the spy drama Alias and as Saul Holden on the American family drama Brothers & Sisters..
Sarah Jessica Parker
Sarah Jessica Parker as Sarah Geldhart Age 61 · Nelsonville, Ohio, USA Sarah Jessica Parker (born March 25, 1965) is an American actress and television producer. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including six Golden Globe Awards and two Primetime Emmy Awards....
Lee Grant
Lee Grant as Cora Cahn Age 100 · New York City, New York, USA Lee Grant (born Lyova Haskell Rosenthal; October 31, 1925) is an American actress and director. She made her film debut in 1951 as a young shoplifter in William Wyler's Detective Story, co-starring Ki...
Elizabeth Franz
Elizabeth Franz as Miss Barzakian Died 2025 · Akron, Ohio, USA
Director Daniel J. Sullivan
Cast Tony Goldwyn, Timothy Hutton, Ron Rifkin, Sarah Jessica Parker, Lee Grant, Elizabeth Franz, Benjamin Ungar, Roger Rees, Viola Davis, Adolph Green

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