Country
Canada
Date
Sep 11, 1996
Doing What Is Right... Could Cost Him Everything.
5.0/10

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.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Roger Rees | Max |
| Viola Davis | Nurse |
| Adolph Green | Mr. Musselblatt |
| Debra Monk | Martha Hackett |
| Tom McDermott | Old Printer |
| George Morfogen | Otto the Printer |
| Andrew Pang | Mr. Otani Jr |
| Edmund Ikeda | Mr. Otani Sr |
| Gil Bellows | Val Chenard |
| Eric Bogosian | Gene Byck |
| Ronny Graham | Louis Foukold |
| John Sullivan | Stewart |
| Sophia Salguero | Rachel |
| John Patrick Walker | Peter |
| David S. Howard | Dr. Bernard Kramer |
| Gregory Burke | Young Martin Geldhart |
| William Cain | Mr. Cox |
| Alec Mapa | New Receptionist |
| Edgar Martinez | Miquel |
| John Christopher Jones | Book Binder |
| Dick Latessa | Mr. McCormack Sr |
| Patrick Page | Mr. McCormack Jr |
| Kate Forbes | Rizzoli Book Buyer |
| Gloria Irizarry | Esme |
| Barbara Eda-Young | Reena Geldhart |
| Matt McGrath | Young Book Clerk |
| José Ramón Rosario | Dennis the Tailor |
| William Meisle | Customer with Shoes |
| Gina Torres | Maitre d' |
| Marc Schneier | Rabbi |
| Lynn Clayton | Beautiful Woman |
| Mary Fortune | Art Student (uncredited) |
| David Boston | Sign Painter (uncredited) |
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | The Substance of Fire |
| Lingua originale | English (EN) |
| Lingue parlate | English |
| Paesi di produzione | United States of America |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Miramax |
| Data di uscita | 11 settembre 1996 |
| Producer | Ron Kastner, Randy Finch, Jon Robin Baitz, Lemore Syvan |
| Writer | Jon Robin Baitz |
| Casting | Meg Simon |
| Editors | Pamela Martin |
| Cinematography | Robert D. Yeoman |
| Asst. Directors | Daniel J. Sullivan, Christine Gee |
| Camera Operators | Robert D. Yeoman |
| Add. Photography | Robert D. Yeoman |
| Production Design | John Lee Beatty, Mark Ricker, Michael Devlin, Shelley Barclay |
| Art Direction | Mark Ricker, Michael Devlin, Shelley Barclay, John Lee Beatty |
| Set Decoration | Shelley Barclay, Mark Ricker, Michael Devlin, John Lee Beatty |
| Stunts | Blaise Corrigan |
| Composer | Joseph Vitarelli |
| Sound | Joseph Vitarelli |
| Costume Design | Jess Goldstein |
| Makeup | Jess Goldstein |
| Hairstyling | Jess Goldstein |
Country
Canada
Date
Sep 11, 1996
Country
United States
Date
Mar 14, 1997
Certification
R
Country
Czechia
Date
Feb 01, 1998
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