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Dominican Rep. The Substance of Fire
- Original title
- The Substance of Fire
- Year
- 1998
- Running time
- 101 min.
- Country
United States- Director
- Screenwriter
- Jon Robin Baitz. Novel: Jon Robin Baitz
- Cast
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Timothy Hutton
Tony Goldwyn
Sarah Jessica Parker
Ron Rifkin
Gil Bellows
Eric Bogosian- Elizabeth Franz
- Ronny Graham
Debra Monk
Roger Rees- See all credits
- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Drama
- 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.
- Awards
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1996: National Board of Review: Special Recognition (For excellence in filmmaking.)
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