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Release Date
• USA: Dec 6, 1996
MPAA Rating
Rated R for language.
Running Time
1 hour, 37 minutes
Country USA
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Other Titles
• The Substance of Fire
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Genre: Drama, World War II, Gay/Lesbian
Tagline: Doing What Is Right... Could Cost Him Everything.
Plot: An adaptation of Jon Robin Baitz's popular stage play. Rigid, domineering publishing magnate Isaac Geldhart has never been much of a father to his three children. A final showdown occurs when he refuses to publish a hot book written by his son's male lover. In retaliation, the siblings buy out their father's failing company and run it themselves, successfully. Isaac then breaks all ties to his children and starts his own rival business -- which falters. On the brink of professional and personal failure, Isaac begins a downward spiral, from which he may never recover.
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Jon Robin Baitz
People I Know, Untitled Jim Sheridan/Ikiru Project, One Fine Day |
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 | Ron Rifkin
L.A. Confidential, The Negotiator, Keeping the Faith |
 | Gil Bellows
The Shawshank Redemption, The Weather Man, Snow White: A Tale of Terror |
 | Eric Bogosian
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America, Under Siege 2: Dark Territory, Dolores Claiborne |
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