The Substance of Fire
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Daniel Sullivan
Adolph Green
Benjamin Ungar
Sophia Salguero
Lee Grant
Ronny Graham
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Holocaust survivor Isaac Geldhart is a venomously witty publisher who would rather sink his efforts into a six-volume history of Nazi medical experiments than publish anything remotely commercial. When his son Aaron, a partner in the firm, tries to convince him to publish a potential best seller, Isaac refuses to even consider the possibilty. Frustrated by his father's obstinence, Aaron enlists the help of his siblings: Sarah, a quirky actress, and Martin, a sensitive teacher. Until now, Sarah and Martin have stayed out of such matters. But when their father's stubbornness puts the firm on the brink of bankruptcy, they join their brother in a determined effort to save the family business.
Director
Daniel Sullivan
Cast
Adolph Green
Benjamin Ungar
Sophia Salguero
Lee Grant
Ronny Graham
Kate Forbes
Timothy Hutton
Patrick Page
Tom Mcdermott
Debra Monk
Alec Mapa
John Patrick Walker
David S Howard
Viola Davis
Sarah Jessica Parker
Jeremiah Chinlund
Matt Mcgrath
Gloria Irizarry
Tony Goldwyn
Andrew Pang
Elizabeth Franz
Rabbi Marc Schneider
Dick Latessa
John Sullivan
Edmund Ikeda
John Christopher Jones
William Meisle
Jose Ramon Rosario
George Morfogen
Edgar Martinez
Roger Rees
Gil Bellows
Ron Rifkin
Alessandra Marc
Barbara Eda-young
William Cain
Gregory Burke
Eric Bogosian
Gina Torres
Crew
Stuart Acher
John Alagna
Adrienne Alitowski
Simon Allen
Joey Altruda
Rene Asenault
Joe Baccari
Jon Robin Baitz
Jon Robin Baitz
Jon Robin Baitz
Jon Robin Baitz
Rick Baitz
Rick Baitz
Rick Baitz
Wyatt Baker
Shelley Barclay
Ben Barraud
Daniel Beaman
John Lee Beatty
John Belleci
Bart A Blaise
Laurel Ann Bridges
John J Buckman
Jeremy E Buhler
Shana M Burns
David Carbonara
Mary Ellen Carroll
Sujit Chawla
Pam Cheney
Che Chisholm
Joe Cimino
Blaise Corrigan
Stephanie Corsalini
Douglas Crosby
Juliet D'annibale
Courtney Daniel
Jorge Del Barrio
Carey Depalma
Ron Digman
Patrick Donovan
Sean M Donovan
Scott Doorley
Luke Eder
Matthew Elefant
Maria Essen
Jennifer Euston
Frank Eyton
Stephanie Ferrante
Jim Ferris
Randy Finch
Matt Flannery
Bill Foley
Joe Foley
Deborah Friedman
Aiko Fuji
Erroll Garner
William K. Gaskins
Christine Gee
Ricre Ghebreyesus
Mark Ginsberg
Jess Goldstein
Jonathan Goldstein
Nicole Gratson
Johnny Green
Denise Grillo
Ken Gruberman
Caitlin A Hahn
Steve Hamilton
Deborah Hecht
Martin Henessee
Reggie Henry
Jody Hesel
Edward Heyman
Phillip Hinch
Charles Hoffman
Paula Hoppe
Bill Hughes
Meredith Jacobson-marciano
Susan Jaffe
Drew Jiritano
Mary Johnson
Michael Johnson
Martin Jouffre
Jacques Jouffret
Morty Kaiser
Ron Kastner
Jeanette King
Jonathan Kovel
Linda Krantz
Jeremy Kraus
Andy Kris
Dr. Bernard Kruger
May Kuckro
Jeffrey Lazar
Deanna Leslie
Ping Kong Li
Raven Little
Melissa Marr
Pam Martin
Juan Carlos Martinez
Pamela Mathis
Will Mccormack
Brian Mcdonald
Stephanie F Michels
Stuart Montgomery
Andrew Montlack
Katherine E Morgan
Jake A Mosler
Sinead O'connor
Maria O'reilly
Toshiaki Ozawa
Daniel W Palmer
Sarah Jessica Parker
Storn Peterson
Julian Petrillo
Kate M. Phelan
Mary Ellen Porto
Terri Purcell
Alex Raban
John A Rath
Michael Rath
John Reynolds
Mark Ricker
Christina Rosati
Allan K Rosen
Antonio Rossi
Katherine B Roth
Linda Russo
Steven Santos
Jason Savader
Constance L Schlier
Gerard Schwartz
Steve Silkensen
Meg Simon
Beth Skoglund
Robert Sour
Howie Statland
Reilly Steele
John Stifanich
Daniel Sullivan
Jennifer Sultan
Lemore Syvan
Lemore Syvan
Stan Szataba
Patricia Sztaba
John Tanzer
Rhadi Taylor
Todd Thomas
Jennifer Truelove
John Tyson
Michael Ventresco
Joe Violante
Joseph Vitarelli
Joseph Vitarelli
Nicholas Viterelli
Richard Wagner
Dan Wallin
Tracy Warbin
Vaughn Washington
Pawel Wdowczak
Alex Westerman
Matthew Whitcher
Robert Yeoman
Michael Zecker
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Limited Release in United States March 14, 1997
Released in United States 1996
Released in United States January 1997
Released in United States October 1996
Released in United States on Video July 15, 1997
Released in United States September 1996
Released in United States Winter December 6, 1996
Shown at American Film Market (AFM) in Los Angeles February 29 - March 8, 1996.
Shown at Boston Film Festival September 6-19, 1996.
Shown at Deauville Festival du Film Americain August 30 - September 8, 1996.
Shown at Mill Valley Film Festival October 3-13, 1996.
Shown at Nortel Palm Springs International Film Festival in Palm Springs, California January 9-26, 1997.
Shown at Toronto International Film Festival September 5-14, 1996.
Feature directorial debut of three-time Tony Award nominee Dan Sullivan.
Jon Robin Baitz's "The Substance of Fire" received its world premiere at the Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut on March 6, 1990. It opened Off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons in New York on March 17, 1991.
Began shooting July 10, 1995.
Released in United States 1996 (Shown at American Film Market (AFM) in Los Angeles February 29 - March 8, 1996.)
Released in United States 1996 (Shown at Deauville Festival du Film Americain August 30 - September 8, 1996.)
Released in United States January 1997 (Shown at Nortel Palm Springs International Film Festival in Palm Springs, California January 9-26, 1997.)
Limited Release in United States March 14, 1997
Released in United States on Video July 15, 1997
Released in United States September 1996 (Shown at Boston Film Festival September 6-19, 1996.)
Released in United States September 1996 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival September 5-14, 1996.)
Released in United States October 1996 (Shown at AFI Los Angeles International Film Festival (United States) October 18-31, 1996.)
Released in United States October 1996 (Shown at Mill Valley Film Festival October 3-13, 1996.)
Released in United States Winter December 6, 1996
Completed shooting August 24, 1995.
