The Substance of Fire [168535] Released: 1996-09-11 Genres: Drama Revenue: unknown Cast: 40 Popularity: 0.4897 Links: : Homepage, IMDB, TMDB Synopsis : 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. Tony GoldwynTimothy HuttonRon RifkinSarah Jessica ParkLee GrantElizabeth FranzBenjamin UngarRoger ReesViola DavisAdolph GreenDebra MonkTom McDermottGeorge MorfogenAndrew PangEdmund IkedaGil BellowsEric BogosianRonny GrahamJohn SullivanSophia SalgueroJohn Patrick WalkeDavid S. HowardGregory BurkeWilliam CainAlec MapaEdgar MartinezJohn Christopher JDick LatessaPatrick PageKate ForbesGloria IrizarryBarbara Eda-YoungMatt McGrathJosé Ramón RosarWilliam MeisleGina TorresMarc SchneierLynn ClaytonMary FortuneDavid Boston