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The Substance of Fire (1996) [R]

Release Date:
September 11, 1996

Original Title:
The Substance of Fire

Genres:
Drama

Production Companies:
Miramax

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
US: R 

Runtime: 102

Overview from TheMovieDB

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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Production

Art Direction:
Mark Ricker

Casting:
Meg Simon

Cinematography:
Robert D. Yeoman

Co-Producer:
Lemore Syvan

Costume Design:
Jess Goldstein

Director:
Daniel J. Sullivan

Editor:
Pamela Martin

Location Manager:
David Ray Martin

Location Scout:
Michael Devlin

Music:
Joseph Vitarelli

Original Film Writer:
Jon Robin Baitz

Producer:
Ron Kastner
Jon Robin Baitz
Randy Finch

Production Design:
John Lee Beatty

Screenplay:
Jon Robin Baitz

Script Supervisor:
Christine Gee

Set Decoration:
Shelley Barclay

Stunts:
Blaise Corrigan

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