The Substance of Fire Trailer (1996)

"Doing What Is Right... Could Cost Him Everything." 11 September 1996 Drama 102 mins

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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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

Benjamin Ungar as Young Issac

Roger Rees as Max

Viola Davis as Nurse

Adolph Green as Mr. Musselblatt

Debra Monk as Martha Hackett

Tom McDermott as Old Printer

George Morfogen as Otto the Printer

Andrew Pang as Mr. Otani Jr

Edmund Ikeda as Mr. Otani Sr

Gil Bellows as Val Chenard

Crew

Daniel J. Sullivan Director

Christine Gee Script Supervisor

Jon Robin Baitz Screenplay

Michael Devlin Location Scout

Pamela Martin Editor

Ron Kastner Producer

Meg Simon Casting

Mark Ricker Art Direction

Jon Robin Baitz Producer

Randy Finch Producer

Lemore Syvan Co-Producer

Shelley Barclay Set Decoration

David Ray Martin Location Manager

Jon Robin Baitz Original Film Writer

John Lee Beatty Production Design

Jess Goldstein Costume Design

International Titles

Сущность огня Trailer

International Releases Dates

Canada 11 September 1996

Czech Republic 01 February 1998

United States 14 March 1997

Production Companies

Miramax

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