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The Substance of Fire
September 11, 1996
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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.
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Cast & Crew

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
Genres
Drama