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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I also think that this film is seen as a remake of the 1956(?) George Pal film which was set in America, rather than a film of the original book.
It is true, nevertheless, that American settings/characters sell to Americans. You have only got to consider all the popular war films, e.g. Private Ryan, that only focus on American activity or even rewrite history to get an audience.
Well, I have only two points to make,to show how the US messes things up in it's movies.
1.The movie?(recent) where an American Submarine retrieves the Enigma machine,whereas in reality it was a British sub.It seems(not surprising really) that many,many yanks now believe they really DID get the machine!
2.If you watch the (ghastly American) Miss Marple mysteries,starring Helen Hayes;you see the murder(and murderer) at the start;even though at the end Miss Marple explains whodunnit!Obviously the yanks just cannot follow that complicated a plot!
Enough said.(But I am sure you can all think of more to add to them?)