About The Substance of Fire
- Released on September 11, 1996
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.
Full Cast of The Substance of Fire
Tony Goldwyn plays Aaron Geldhart
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Sarah Jessica Parker plays Sarah Geldhart
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Elizabeth Franz plays Miss Barzakian
Benjamin Ungar plays Young Issac
Roger Rees plays Max
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Debra Monk plays Martha Hackett
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George Morfogen plays Otto the Printer
Andrew Pang plays Mr. Otani Jr
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Gil Bellows plays Val Chenard
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John Sullivan plays Stewart
Sophia Salguero plays Rachel
John Patrick Walker plays Peter
David S. Howard plays Dr. Bernard Kramer
Gregory Burke plays Young Martin Geldhart
William Cain plays Mr. Cox
Alec Mapa plays New Receptionist
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John Christopher Jones plays Book Binder
Dick Latessa plays Mr. McCormack Sr
Patrick Page plays Mr. McCormack Jr
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Gloria Irizarry plays Esme
Barbara Eda-Young plays Reena Geldhart
Matt McGrath plays Young Book Clerk
José Ramón Rosario plays Dennis the Tailor
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Gina Torres plays Maitre d'
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Lynn Clayton plays Beautiful Woman
Mary Fortune plays Art Student
Crew of The Substance of Fire
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- Tony Goldwyn
- Timothy Hutton
- Ron Rifkin
- Sarah Jessica Parker
- Lee Grant
- Elizabeth Franz
- Benjamin Ungar
- Roger Rees
- Viola Davis
- Adolph Green
- Debra Monk
- Tom McDermott
- George Morfogen
- Andrew Pang
- Edmund Ikeda
- Gil Bellows
- Eric Bogosian
- Ronny Graham
- John Sullivan
- Sophia Salguero
- John Patrick Walker
- David S. Howard
- Gregory Burke
- William Cain
- Alec Mapa
- Edgar Martinez
- John Christopher Jones
- Dick Latessa
- Patrick Page
- Kate Forbes
- Gloria Irizarry
- Barbara Eda-Young
- Matt McGrath
- José Ramón Rosario
- William Meisle
- Gina Torres
- Marc Schneier
- Lynn Clayton
- Mary Fortune