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The Substance of Fire

The Substance of Fire

Drama

1h 42m

September 11, 1996 (28 years ago)

Overview

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.

ActorAge thenAge now
Tony Goldwyn

Tony Goldwyn

Aaron Geldhart

Birthday: May 20, 1960

3665
Timothy Hutton

Timothy Hutton

Martin Geldhart

Birthday: August 16, 1960

3665
Ron Rifkin

Ron Rifkin

Isaac Geldhart

Birthday: October 31, 1939

5685
Sarah Jessica Parker

Sarah Jessica Parker

Sarah Geldhart

Birthday: March 25, 1965

3160
Lee Grant

Lee Grant

Cora Cahn

Birthday: October 31, 1925

7099
Elizabeth Franz

Elizabeth Franz

Miss Barzakian

Birthday: June 18, 1941

5584
Benjamin Ungar

Benjamin Ungar

Young Issac

Birthday: -

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Roger Rees

Roger Rees

Max

Birthday: May 5, 1944

52 July 10, 2015 (71)
Viola Davis

Viola Davis

Nurse

Birthday: August 11, 1965

3160
Adolph Green

Adolph Green

Mr. Musselblatt

Birthday: December 2, 1914

81 October 23, 2002 (87)