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Cast
Tony Goldwyn | ... |
Aaron Geldhart
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Benjamin Ungar | ... |
Young Isaac Geldhart
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Timothy Hutton | ... |
Martin Geldhart
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Tom McDermott | ... |
Old Printer
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Sarah Jessica Parker | ... |
Sarah Geldhart
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George Morfogen | ... |
Otto the printer
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Ron Rifkin | ... |
Isaac Geldhart
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Lee Grant | ... |
Cora Cahn
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Andrew Pang | ... |
Mr. Otani jr
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Edmund Ikeda | ... |
Mr. Otani sr
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Elizabeth Franz | ... |
Miss Barzakian
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Gil Bellows | ... |
Val Chenard
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Eric Bogosian | ... |
Gene Byck
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Ronny Graham | ... |
Louis Foukold
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John Sullivan | ... |
Stewart
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Sophia Salguero | ... |
Rachel
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John Patrick Walker | ... |
Peter
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Roger Rees | ... |
Max
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Viola Davis | ... |
Nurse
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David S. Howard | ... |
Dr. Bernard Kramer
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Gregory Burke | ... |
Young Martin Geldhart
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Adolph Green | ... |
Mr. Musselblatt
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William Cain | ... |
Mr. Cox
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Alec Mapa | ... |
New Receptionist
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Edgar Martinez | ... |
Miquel
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John Christopher Jones | ... |
Book Binder
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Dick Latessa | ... |
Mr. McCormack sr
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Patrick Page | ... |
Mr. McCormack jr
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Kate Forbes | ... |
Rizzoli Book Buyer
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Gloria Irizarry | ... |
Esme
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Barbara Eda-Young | ... |
Reena Geldhart
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Matt McGrath | ... |
Young Book Clerk
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José Ramón Rosario | ... |
Dennis the tailor
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William Meisle | ... |
Customer with shoes
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Gina Torres | ... |
Maitre d'
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Debra Monk | ... |
Martha Hackett
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Marc Schneier | ... |
Rabbi
(as Rabbi Marc Schneier)
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Lynn Clayton | ... |
Beautiful woman
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David Boston | ... |
Sign Painter (uncredited)
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Mary Fortune | ... |
Art Student (uncredited)
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Directed by
Daniel J. Sullivan |
Written by
Jon Robin Baitz | ... | (play) |
Jon Robin Baitz | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
Jon Robin Baitz | ... | producer |
Randy Finch | ... | producer |
Ron Kastner | ... | producer |
Lemore Syvan | ... | co-producer |
Music by
Joseph Vitarelli |
Cinematography by
Robert D. Yeoman |
Editing by
Pamela Martin |
Editorial Department
Simon Allen | ... | assistant editor |
Tony Grocki | ... | assistant editor |
David Hamme | ... | assistant colorist |
May Kuckro | ... | apprentice editor |
Patricia Sztaba | ... | negative cutter |
Stan Sztaba | ... | negative cutter |
Casting By
Meg Simon |
Production Design by
John Lee Beatty |
Art Direction by
Mark Ricker |
Set Decoration by
Shelley Barclay |
Costume Design by
Jess Goldstein |
Makeup Department
Katherine E. Morgan | ... | additional makeup artist |
Production Management
John Rath | ... | production manager (as A. John Rath) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Linda Krantz | ... | second second assistant director |
Jeffrey Lazar | ... | first assistant director |
John M. Tyson | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
Ben Barraud | ... | prop master |
Shana A. Burns | ... | scenic artist |
Shana McKay Burns | ... | scenic artist |
Mary Ellen Carroll | ... | graphic designer |
James Chinlund | ... | construction coordinator |
Ron Digman | ... | props production assistant |
Caitlin Hahn | ... | additional props |
Stuart Montgomery | ... | prop master |
Jeremiah Small | ... | lead man |
Alexander Westerman | ... | art department coordinator |
Sound Department
Laurel Bridges | ... | boom operator |
Steve Hamilton | ... | supervising sound editor |
Andy Kris | ... | foley editor |
Mary Ellen Porto | ... | sound editor |
Linda Russo | ... | foley artist |
Steve Silkensen | ... | adr editor |
Reilly Steele | ... | re-recording mixer |
Brian Vancho | ... | foley artist |
Pawel Wdowczak | ... | sound mixer |
Juan Carlos Zaldívar | ... | sound editor |
Dan Edelstein | ... | sound editor: Miramax (uncredited) |
Stunts
Blaise Corrigan | ... | stunts |
Camera and Electrical Department
Nathan Abel | ... | grip |
Joseph Baccari | ... | grip (as Joe Baccari) |
Daniel Beaman | ... | key grip |
Bart Blaise | ... | second assistant camera |
Sean Donovan | ... | best boy grip |
James J. Ferris | ... | grip |
Matthew W. Flannery | ... | assistant camera |
Bill Foley | ... | still photographer |
Daryl Furr | ... | electrician |
Jacques Jouffret | ... | steadicam operator |
Jonathan Kovel | ... | best boy grip |
Toshiaki Ozawa | ... | gaffer |
Storn Peterson | ... | first assistant camera |
Kate Phelan | ... | electrician |
Antonio Rossi | ... | best boy electric (as Antonio M. Rossi) |
John Tanzer | ... | electrician |
Casting Department
Kristine Bulakowski | ... | extras casting: in-house |
Meredith Jacobson Marciano | ... | extras casting (as Meredith Jacobson) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Terri Purcell | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
Michael Zecker | ... | wardrobe assistant |
Location Management
Sujit Chawla | ... | location production assistant |
Carey DePalma | ... | assistant location manager |
Michael Devlin | ... | location scout |
David Ray Martin | ... | location manager (as David Martin) |
Music Department
Rick Baitz | ... | additional composer: score |
Tom Brown | ... | music preparation |
Jim Hoffman | ... | music preparation |
Paula M. Hoppe | ... | music production coordinator |
Allan K. Rosen | ... | music editor |
Dan Wallin | ... | score mixer |
Script and Continuity Department
Christine Gee | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
Stuart Acher | ... | production assistant |
Courtney Henley-Anderson | ... | production assistant |
Jody Hessel | ... | production assistant |
Deanna Leslie | ... | set production assistant |
Melissa Marr | ... | production coordinator |
Steven Santos | ... | production assistant |
Jennifer Truelove | ... | set production assistant |
Thanks
Arnold Rifkin | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Becker Entertainment (1997) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Miramax
- Paris Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
- Shochiku Home Video (1998) (Japan) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Film Finances (completion guarantor)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
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.
Written by Jesse Garon |
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Taglines | Doing What Is Right... Could Cost Him Everything. See more » |
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Parents Guide | Add content advisory for parents » |
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Box Office
Opening Weekend United States | $56,221, 16 Mar 1997 |
Did You Know?
Trivia | Film debut of Viola Davis. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in The Devil's Own/Cats Don't Dance/B*A*P*S/The Sixth Man/The Eighth Day/The Substance of Fire (1997). See more » |
Quotes |
Sarah Geldheart:
Tell me the truth. Does anybody actually finish a book once they have formed an opinion of it? See more » |