Appointment In Samarra

Appointment In Samarra is a 1997 Drama film written and directed by Lars von Trier based on John O'Hara's 1934 classic controversial drama novel of the same name.

The film stars Chad Michael Murray, Krysten Ritter, Julia Dietze, Stana Katic, Jim Sturgess, Dominic Cooper, Dennis Quaid and Kim Cattrall.

It changes certain aspects of the story and characters of John O'Hara's original classic novel and even weaves in completely new characters who prior did not appear in the original book.

The story of the original book took place in the era of 1934 where as the film's timeline is set within the era period of 1997.

Plot
Julian English is a man on the run. Or more to say on the drive for in Baghdad he encounters a woman (Krysten Ritter) he believes to be death trying to get to him.

He escapes the city via his 1934 Cadillac LaSalle and heads onward for the city of Samarra which he believes is the location to which Death will never discover him in.

The movie's story then jumps back and forth through the protagonist Julian's life as we discover the Caucasian Male hails from the United States from the fictional city of Gibbsville, Pennsylvania where he was part of a gentleman's club linked to the Gibbsville Mafia.

He possesses a wife named Caroline English (Julia Dietze) who possesses severe OCD and frequently has severe arguments with her always travelling husband Julian.